President Donald Trump wasted no time in driving a stake into the heart of the federal DEI system.
President Trump got things started.
need The heads of all federal agencies, departments, or committees should strive to eliminate all DEI offices, positions, initiatives, programs, contracts, and performance requirements. place an order The government will eliminate DEI discrimination in federal employees and federal contracts and spending. Directed the visiting attorney general to prepare a civil rights-focused pressure campaign against DEI practitioners in the private sector. and cancel Numerous executive orders issued by Democratic presidents centered on race and identity.
DEI walkers have been waiting for the other shoe to drop since November 5th, but they may not have realized how soon they had to start walking.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt
Confirmed On Tuesday, it was announced that federal DEI employees will be placed on administrative leave “effective immediately” and must be notified of removal from the facility by 5pm ET on Wednesday.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
spelled out Reveals the direct impact of President Trump's executive order to eliminate DEI programs and repeal former President Joe Biden's “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce” presidential order.
“We will build a color-blind, meritocratic society.”
OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell said that by Wednesday evening, agency heads would be sending notices to employees, informing them of the closure of their respective DEI offices and/or subunits, and reminding employees that “these programs are not spoofed.'' We need to ask them if they are aware of any efforts to do so.” By using coded or imprecise language. ”
Agency heads also placed all DEI employees on paid leave “effective immediately as the agency takes steps to close/terminate all DEIA initiatives, offices, and programs.” was instructed to notify them.
DEI officials will continue to receive full pay and benefits during the leave period, according to a template letter attached to the memo. However, your email address will be suspended.
In addition to kicking DEI fraudsters out of the building, agencies must remove all evidence of DEI offices from their websites and social media accounts, cancel DEI-related training, and fire DEI-related contractors.
After performing these tasks, agency heads will notify OPM of how they have met these requirements and report all DEI-related offices, employees, and offices as of November 5, 2024. A complete list of agency agreements must be provided to OPM.
With this and other executive actions, Trump already seems to have done well on Inauguration Day
promise “We will end government policies that socialize race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. We will create a color-blind, meritocratic society.”
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