Drummond asks Stitt, Gatz to seek waiver from federal DBE Program

Drummond Urges State Leaders to Seek Waiver from Federal DBE Program

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling on Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Transportation Director Tim Gatz to seek a waiver from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, which he argues relies on unlawful race- and gender-based preferences in awarding state contracts. In a letter sent to Stitt and Gatz, Drummond criticized their inaction, noting that no waiver has been sough

Drummond asks Stitt, Gatz to seek waiver from federal DBE Program

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking that Governor Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Tim Gatz to seek a waiver in awarding contracts under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. Drummond calls it “discriminatory and unlawful race-and-gender-based presumptions”.