洛克希德·马丁公司将支付2950万美元，以解决联邦指控，称其在多元化、公平和包容政策中歧视白人员工。
Lockheed Martin will pay $29.5 million to resolve federal allegations that it discriminated against white workers as part of its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
这是特朗普政府发起的调查所导致的最新和解案，旨在广泛清除与联邦政府签约的主要美国公司的多元化举措。德勤、埃森哲和IBM等公司已与司法部达成类似和解。
It is the latest settlement stemming from investigations launched by the Trump administration in a broad effort to root out diversity initiatives at major U.S. companies contracting with the federal government. Companies including Deloitte, Accenture and IBM have reached similar settlements with the Justice Department.
洛克希德·马丁否认任何不当行为，并表示这些指控涉及其已终止的项目。这家国防承包商表示，它同意和解此事“以避免长期诉讼带来的干扰和费用”。
Lockheed Martin denied any wrongdoing and said the allegations related to programs it already ended. It agreed to settle the matter “to avoid the distraction and expense of prolonged litigation,” the defense contractor said.
司法部指控该公司未能遵守其联邦合同中的反歧视要求。它声称，洛克希德·马丁在薪酬、晋升和招聘决策中优先考虑少数群体员工。具体而言，它声称其人力资源人员向领导施压，要求将非少数群体员工从有资格获得激励付款的名单中移除，以腾出空间给少数群体员工。
The Justice Department alleged the company failed to comply with antidiscrimination requirements in its federal contracts. It claimed Lockheed Martin gave preference to employees from minority groups when making pay, promotion and hiring decisions. Specifically it claimed its human-resources staff pressured leaders to remove nonminority employees from lists of those eligible for incentive payments to make room for those from minority groups.
特朗普政府一直在利用《虚假索赔法》的新用途，调查与联邦政府签约的公司。该法律通常用于打击医疗保险或医疗补助欺诈，旨在惩罚通过夸大服务成本来欺骗政府的企业。在特朗普第二任期内，司法部的运作理论是，在就业实践中考虑种族或性质，实际上就是对政府的欺诈。
The Trump administration has been investigating companies that contract with the federal government under a novel use of the False Claims Act. The law, typically used to police Medicare or Medicaid fraud, is designed to penalize businesses that defraud the government by inflating the cost of services. In the second Trump administration, the Justice Department has operated under the theory that considering race or gender in employment practices is, in effect, fraud against the government.
根据《虚假索赔法》的举报人条款，司法部表示，洛克希德前副总统蒂姆·布赫将从和解金中获得440万美元。
Under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act, Tim Booher, a former vice president at Lockheed, will receive $4.4 million from the settlement, the department said.
该和解协议还解决了平等就业机会委员会于2025年提出的一项指控，根据该指控，洛克希德将向1000名洛克希德员工支付750万美元。据政府称，这是通过源于企业DEI实践的EEOC和解协议公开追回款项的最大规模工人群体。
The settlement also resolves a 2025 charge filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, under which Lockheed will pay $7.5 million to 1,000 Lockheed employees. According to the government, that is the largest class of workers to publicly recover money through an EEOC settlement stemming from corporate DEI practices.