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.
What is DEI and what do the employees do? Here's why Trump placed federal staff on leave
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered that all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off. It also moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting.
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.
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 were told to make plans for layoffs.
Trump signs orders ending diversity programs; federal DEI staffers being placed on leave
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. "We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based," Mr. Trump said in his inauguration speech on Monday.
Trump uses all tools available to roll back federal DEI initiatives
President Donald Trump is rolling back the government’s decades-long push for diversity, equity, and inclusion. DEI’s supporters say it ensures historically marginalized groups are included, while critics have long condemned it as discriminatory.
Federal DEI websites go dark after Trump order and threat of ‘consequences’
The sites went down a day after the Office of Personnel Management sent a memo to all agencies Tuesday calling for all DEI workers to be placed on paid leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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 ...
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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White House Placing All Government DEI Employees On Paid Leave
The White House has ordered all federal employees working in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs to be placed on ...
DEI’s quick demise in the federal government spills into private sector
Diversity, equity and inclusion policies are on the ropes after President Trump’s executive order ending all affirmative ...
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 ...
Newly elected NC Republicans move to end use of DEI policies in two agencies
The announcements by the N.C. Republican elected officials comes after President Donald Trump took executive action to end ...
US government workers told to report DEI efforts or face 'consequences'
Government employees received emails threatening "consequences" if they did not report DEI work to the White House.