The Office of Personnel Management has created a new email account meant to collect reports of suspected diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, one of a series of moves the Trump administration has taken to slash DEI efforts across the federal workforce.
As the Trump administration aggressively seeks to “reduce the size of the federal government’s workforce through efficiency improvements and attrition,” as expressed in an executive order on Monday, workers in targeted positions worry their jobs are particularly at risk of being changed or eliminated.
OPM asked federal agencies to compile lists of workers to consider terminating, reflecting DOGE's goals to cut the government workforce.
President Donald Trump has ordered all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) roles to be placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening (local time), a measure now in effect.
President Donald Trump's first days back in office garnered praise from his supporters and opposition and discontent from those impacted by his executive orders and other plans DW has more.
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.
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.
A new Office of Personnel Management memo also tells agencies to determine whether or not the new federal hires should be retained at the agency.
A government memo said federal job offers accepted before Monday with start dates after February 8 were revoked with the possibility to be renewed.
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President Donald Trump ordered the end of diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government and moved to have officials working on them put on leave by the time they clock out from their jobs on Wednesday.