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It stands for accessibility. I think you should read the executive order. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/endi...

You're missing Section 2 of the e.o.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/endi...

Accessibility.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/nasa-moves-swiftly-to-...

This article has some context, but note that the heads of several agencies were all compelled to send the same thing out.

The "A" means Accessibility, iirc.

I believe it is mentioned in the executive order to cover things like government contracting that is discriminatory, where vendors who are of a certain race or gender or disabled get preference when bidding.

For instance a vendor who hires a party for testing their software who hire people who otherwise wouldn't get hired. And who turn out to be pretty good at testing. But you wouldn't know that otherwise. People think DEI is just charity.

Yes, it's a new term.