DEI, White House

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.
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.
How Many Federal DEI Employees Are There in the U.S.?
Donald Trump issued an executive order when he took office in January 2025, removing Joe Biden’s DEI programs in the government.
Trump administration orders federal DEI employees be placed on leave. What happens next?
Trump administration calls for all federal DEI staff be put on leave by tonight; What this means for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Trump signs orders ending diversity programs; federal DEI staffers being placed on leave
President Trump signed executive orders Monday and Tuesday that aim to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. "We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based,
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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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 ...
Trump Dismantles Federal DEI Programs, Calling Them"Radical And Wasteful"
Federal DEI employees will be placed on paid leave by Wednesday, with agencies ordered to shutter offices, remove online ...
Trump's efforts to dismantle federal DEI programs are off to an aggressive start
Trump's Office of Personnel Management ordered all federal employees in DEI roles to be placed on leave by Wednesday evening.
How Trump’s Federal DEI Ban Could Target Private Companies Next
The executive order prohibiting DEI by federal agencies—and firing employees who’d worked on those policies—will add clout to the independent conservative groups forcing private businesses to renounce ...
Trump orders all federal DEI staffers on leave while he dismantles their departments
Federal employees in DEI roles will be placed on leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to an OPM memo, following President ...
Trump directs all federal DEI staff be put on leave before likely mass firings
President Donald Trump‘s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid ...
Key directives in Trump DEI executive order for government, private sector
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday that directed government agency chiefs to dismantle ...
What is DEI, and why is it dividing America?
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in American boardrooms, state legislatures and college ...