{"id":24717,"date":"2021-05-19T22:35:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T22:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/19\/reversing-trump-buttigieg-reinstates-local-hiring-program\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:50:41","slug":"reversing-trump-buttigieg-reinstates-local-hiring-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2021\/05\/19\/reversing-trump-buttigieg-reinstates-local-hiring-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Reversing Trump, Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/leadership\/2021\/02\/02\/senate-confirms-pete-buttigieg-as-transportation-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> on Wednesday reinstated an Obama-era pilot program that aims to aid minority and disadvantaged people by ensuring local hiring for public works construction projects, reversing a decision by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buttigieg made the announcement after touring the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, which is decades old and is being modernized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Transportation Department\u2019s four-year pilot initiative, originally launched by the Obama administration in 2015, will permit state and local agencies receiving federal transit or highway money to impose local hiring preferences, such as those favoring veterans, minorities and low-income workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program had been scrapped by President Donald Trump in 2017, reverting to rules set during President Ronald Reagan\u2019s administration, which prohibited geographic-based hiring preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as President Joe Biden pushed a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan geared toward creating millions of jobs, a range of advocacy groups and Democratic senators urged Buttigieg to roll out a new local hiring program, saying that the federally funded construction projects could dole out ways for local residents to access well-paying jobs and revitalize regional economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department said the effort will help provide an employment opportunity for local communities \u201cand perhaps the first step toward a construction career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we invest in world-class infrastructure for Americans, we want to make sure that our investments create jobs for people in the communities where the projects are located,\u201d Buttigieg said. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to launch the department\u2019s local hiring initiative, with an additional focus on workforce development so that good jobs can become meaningful careers.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort will also seek to help transit agencies implement \u201cbest practices\u201d to hire employees for advanced technology projects, including electric buses and high-speed rail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York Democratic Sens. 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