Released: March 18, 2021

Treasury ramps up racial equity review as It deploys relief funds

Source: Alan Rappeport, N.Y.Times (Paid Registration)

The Treasury Department is moving ahead with a formal racial equity review of the agency and its programs, putting in place an effort to ensure that economic fairness is prioritized throughout the Biden administration as it begins to disburse $1.9 trillion in relief money. The review follows an executive order that President Biden signed in January requiring federal agencies to pursue racial equity and to support underserved communities in their policies and programming.

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