Nick Penzenstadler

Nick Penzenstadler is a reporter on the USA TODAY investigations team. Contact him at npenz@usatoday.com or @npenzenstadler, or on Signal at (720) 507-5273.

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Workers’ Rights

People of Color Were Promised Equal Opportunity. Federal Contractors Are Failing.

by Jessica Guynn, Jayme Fraser, Nick Penzenstadler and Will Evans April 28, 2023May 4, 2023

Federal contractors who employ 1 in 5 Americans are required to give women and people of color opportunities to advance. Many do not, new data shows.

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel at a conference table, flanked by a row of other White men in suits.

Diversity in American Corporations

No Longer a Trade Secret: Diversity Data From the Country’s Mega Contractors

by Jayme Fraser, Nick Penzenstadler and Will Evans April 19, 2023May 4, 2023

The data is the largest trove of corporate diversity information ever made public, thanks to a yearslong legal battle by Reveal.

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