First appearance on Fox: President Donald Trump's executive order ending all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs has already resulted in 395 government employees being laid off, a senior administration official told Fox News Digital.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), created by President Trump and headed by Elon Musk, also wrote on XFriday that approximately $420 million in current and future contracts focused primarily on DEI initiatives have also been canceled. Ta.
After President Trump signed the order on Inauguration Day, the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ordered agency and department heads to close all DEI offices and staff them by the end of Wednesday. We have notified them to take action. Those offices had paid holidays. It is not yet clear when or if it will end.
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President Trump's executive order ending all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government has left 395 employees on paid leave, a senior administration official told Fox News Digital on Saturday. . (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Acting Secretary of Human Resources Management Charles Ezell sent a memo to department heads and acting heads Tuesday night directing them to notify all department employees of the DEI closure by the close of business on Jan. 22. In addition, we will immediately notify workers directly involved in DEI that they will be placed on paid leave, delete all DEI-related websites and social media accounts, cancel all related contracts and training, and Employees were also instructed to report any incidents. DEI programs that use coded or imprecise language.
The memo also asks agency and department heads to provide OPM with a list of all DEI offices, employees, and related agreements in effect as of November 5, 2024, by noon on January 23. I was instructed to do so.
By 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 24, agency heads must provide a written plan for implementing the reduction measures with respect to DEI employees and a description of all contract or personnel changes that have been made since November. A list of position descriptions had to be submitted to OPM. May 2024, to obfuscate its relationship with DEI programs.
After President Trump signed the order on Inauguration Day, the Federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a directive to agency and department heads to close all DEI offices and establish government offices by Wednesday evening. It was notified that it was necessary to take action. Workers on paid leave in those offices. (Fox News Digital-Hannah Grossman)
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The executive order was among dozens of orders signed by President Trump on his first day in office, including requiring the government to recognize only two genders and withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord. Ta.
He also announced two other executive actions targeting DEI on Tuesday. They include an executive order to end discrimination in the workplace and higher education based on racial and gender-based preferences disguised as DEI, and a memo repealing the Biden administration's policies prioritizing DEI hiring. Federal Aviation Administration.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced this week that it has canceled approximately $420 million in DEI-related contracts. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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President Trump's executive order on Monday builds on the executive order President Joe Biden signed on his first day in office, Advancing Racial Equity and Underserved Communities through the Federal Government. “Support'' was canceled.
FOX News' Brooke Singman and Landon Mion contributed to this report.
