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The Trump administration is directing agencies to move to close federal diversity, equity and inclusion offices and place DEI staff on paid leave by 5pm Wednesday ET ahead of being laid off.
The big picture: The memorandum that the Office of Personnel Management sent to federal agencies on Tuesday follows President Trump’s signing of an executive order a day earlier to dismantle DEI initiatives within the federal government.
Zoom in: The OPM’s memo directs agencies to report on steps taken to implement the order by 12pm Thursday ET.
- This includes providing a “complete list” of DEI offices and workers as of Election Day 2024.
- The agencies must provide a written plan for “executing reduction-in-force action” for DEI employees by 5pm Friday ET.
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