La Noue, George R.2021-01-062021-01-062007-10-01George R. La Noue, Can the Federal Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Be Narrowly Tailored to Remedy Discrimination?, Engage Vol. 8, Issue 4, https://fedsoc.org/commentary/publications/can-the-federal-transportation-dbe-program-be-narrowly-tailored-to-remedy-discriminationhttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/20320The federal transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is a relic from another era that no longer serves a civil rights purpose. DBE is the progeny of the 10% minority set-aside provision in the 1977 Public Works Employment Act (PWEA). That Congress was responding to a temporary economic downturn and the 1968 Kerner Commission, which highlighted the special plight of African-Americans. Creating a share for them and other minority communities seemed like an important part of overall economic pump-priming7 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.federal transportationCongressdiscriminationcourtsracial preferenceminorityText