President Trump has issued an executive order directing federal agencies to suspend diversity and inclusion (DEI) programs and personnel. The order mandates the immediate placement of DEI office staffers on paid leave, the removal of public DEI-focused webpages, and the cancellation of related trainings and contracts. Agencies are also required to compile lists of DEI offices and workers, paving the way for potential layoffs. The move represents a significant rollback of President Biden's DEI initiatives and reflects a broader conservative push to challenge DEI efforts in both the public and private sectors.
The memo directs agencies to place DEI office staffers on paid leave by 5 p.m. Wednesdaybe put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management.on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal government ’s diversity and inclusion programs that could touch on everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority farmers and homeowners.
While many changes may take months or even years to implement, Trump’s new anti-DEI agenda is more aggressive than his first and comes amid far more amenable terrain in the corporate world. Prominent companies from Walmart to Facebook have already scaled back or ended some of their diversity practices in response to Trump's election and conservative-backed lawsuits against them.
Trump's executive order will toss out equity plans developed by federal agencies and terminate any roles or offices dedicated to promoting diversity. It will include eliminating initiatives such as DEI-related training or diversity goals in performance reviews.Trump's order paves the way for an aggressive but bureaucratically complicated overhaul of billions of dollars in federal spending that conservative activists claim unfairly carve out preference for racial minorities and women.
He acknowledged that unwinding some entrenched programs may be difficult. For example, the Treasury Department implements housing and other assistance programs through block grants to states that have their own methods for implementing diversity criteria.It's not clear whether the Trump administration will target every initiative that stemmed from Biden's DEI executive order.
Noreen Farrell, executive director of gender rights group Equal Rights Advocates, said that she was hopeful that the Trump administration “will not go out of its way to undo the rule,” which she said has proved popular in some state and cities that have enacted similar policies.
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Trump Orders Dismantling of Federal Diversity and Inclusion ProgramsPresident Donald Trump's administration is taking immediate steps to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal government. A memo from the Office of Personnel Management directs agencies to place all DEI staff on paid leave, remove DEI-focused webpages, cancel trainings, and compile a list of DEI offices and workers. The move follows an executive order that accuses former President Joe Biden of forcing 'discrimination' programs into the federal government through DEI initiatives. Trump's administration plans to investigate and potentially overturn federal programs and contracts that promote diversity and inclusion.
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