White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
How Many Federal DEI Employees Are There in the U.S.?
Donald Trump issued an executive order when he took office in January 2025, removing Joe Biden’s DEI programs in the government.
Trump rolls back DEI across the federal government. Is your workplace next?
In one of his first moves to crack down on "woke," President Trump used his executive power on Inauguration Day to end DEI in the federal government.
Trump to end federal DEI programs: ‘Very fitting on MLK Day’
President Trump will issue an order ending federal “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs on his first day in office Monday — with an aide calling it “very fitting on MLK Day. “It is ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferencing,
Trump signs orders ending diversity programs; federal DEI staffers being placed on leave
President Trump signed executive orders Monday and Tuesday that aim to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. "We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based,
Trump orders all federal DEI employees placed on paid leave starting Wednesday
President Trump campaigned on ending the scourge of DEI from our federal government and returning America to a merit based society where people are hired based on their skills,
White House OPM orders all DEI offices to begin closing by end of day Wednesday
The Office of Personnel Management tells agency and department heads they must close all DEIA offices by the end of Wednesday ...
What is DEI, and why is it dividing America?
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in American boardrooms, state legislatures and college ...
Trump’s orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shift
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders to end the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for ...
Trump keeps campaign promise to cut DEI from government hiring practices
Here's what we know about the end of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Arizona and throughout federal government.
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Executive Order Ends DEI Efforts in Government, Federal Contracting
Find out more about the new executive order that requires agencies to terminate all discriminatory and illegal preferences, ...
Layoffs loom as Trump administration orders leave for federal DEI workers
Employees of diversity, equity and inclusion programs are to be placed on administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Agencies ...
Trump order ending federal DEI programs leaves agencies and stakeholders on uncertain ground
Federal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work.
Stephen A. Smith explains his 'concerns' over the end of DEI measures, reminds people why they were needed
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith explains his concerns with the removal of DEI measures and details the history of why they were ...
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Trump issues more executive orders targeting immigration and DEI
President Donald Trump's second term in the White House began with a flurry of unilateral actions and he's showing no signs ...