Gov. Wes Moore
signed an executive order Thursday to require state agencies to report data to assess the performance of the state's Minority Business Enterprise program. "Our administration has the most diverse cabinet in history, and it’s critical that we take the first step forward in delivering more access and opportunities to our minority-owned businesses in order to create a more economically competitive and inclusive state," Moore said.
The order requires participating agencies that have not yet submitted mandatory MBE data for fiscal year 2022 to the administration within 15 days.,The order requires that within 60 days, the 70 agency program participants must report certain procurement activity since July 1, 2022, in addition to MBE goals and benchmarks.
Agencies also will be required to report on outreach and marketing efforts conducted since July 1, 2022.
'Oh great, yet another way for the government to collect data on us. Just what we all need!'
Racist
Racist. That's all democrats are.
This isn't new or newsworthy.