Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of Defense would be following President Trump's orders immediately and end DEI programs.
The Department of Defense is the latest agency that is disbanding all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs following President Donald Trump's executive order terminating all federal DEI programs. 'The President’s guidance is clear: No more DEI at Dept. of Defense,' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a post on X. In a handwritten note shared along with the post on X, Hegseth wrote: 'The Pentagon will comply, immediately. No exceptions, name-changes, or delays.
Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management Charles Ezell sent a memo to heads and acting heads of departments and agencies directing them that by the end of business on Jan. 22, they were to inform all agency employees of the DEI shutdown.
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