Trump, DEI and paid leave

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.
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.
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.
Yes, federal employees were told to report possible DEI jobs to the Trump administration
VERIFY readers asked if workers were really told they would face “adverse consequences” if they did not help identify “disguised” diversity and inclusion roles.
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 and put government workers in those offices on paid leave.
US Breaking: White House OPM Orders Immediate Closure of DEI Offices Nationwide
The White House has ordered all federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices to close by Jan. 22, following an executive order by President Trump. DEI workers will be placed on paid administrative leave,
US government workers in federal DEI offices to be put on paid leave: White House
The Trump administration's latest directive requires federal agencies to eliminate DEI programs, remove associated webpages, and place DEI office employees on paid leave by January 31, 2025, as part of efforts to restore merit-based hiring practices.
White House directs all federal DEI staff to be put on paid leave
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Trump signs orders ending diversity programs; federal DEI staffers being placed on leave
The orders cut funding for so-called DEI initiatives across all agencies in order to "end DEI inside the federal government," ...
Federal workers are being asked to report any attempts to hide DEI-related initiatives.
Critics of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) measures within the federal government are publicizing a newly unveiled reporting hotline—hoping ...
Acting Trump agency chiefs warn against disguising banned DEI programs — could face ‘adverse consequences’
In accordance with Trump’s order, the Department of Education also announced Thursday that it had cancelled over $2.6 million worth of DEI training and service contracts; placed all career staff ...
Federal DEI staffers being placed on leave
A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Tuesday evening called for all federal DEI employees to be placed on ...
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.
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 ...
Federal workers placed on leave by Trump's DEI order are angry and fearful of what lies ahead
Longtime federal workers say they have become pawns in a battle for political control, that their DEI work is misunderstood and they fear they're under surveillance.
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OPM creates email account to report suspected diversity and inclusion initiatives
The Office of Personnel Management has created a new email account meant to collect reports of suspected diversity, equity, ...