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By Jessica Guynn, Jayme Fraser and Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY and Will Evans, Reveal

Each year thousands of companies land lucrative federal contracts, producing COVID-19 vaccines, manufacturing missile defense systems or serving hot meals. 

But taking a slice of the hundreds of billions the U.S. government spends each year on goods and services comes with strings. 

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order holding federal contractors to a higher standard than other employers in ensuring that women and people of color have equal opportunities in hiring, training and promotions.

Nearly six decades later, an analysis by USA TODAY of new data on federal contractors obtained by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting shows those firms are not living up to that commitment. Records were available for 19,000 companies, including 10,000 with data as recent as 2020.

Employees of color cut out of top jobs

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