"OPM has told agencies that it will be gathering information from them on the impact of the Trump administration's cutbacks of telework and DEI initiatives, two of its earliest changes to the federal workplace to practices that had been a priority of the Biden administration. "We will request information regarding your Agency's actions to end DEI/DEIA programs and have employees report to an office," says a memo telling agencies to designate a point of contact for the information collection."
"OPM's Merit System Accountability and Compliance "will work with your designee(s) to coordinate information requests and other requirements to support these studies as needed," it says, without giving a projected date for completing the studies. Elimination of DEI programs in many cases involved laying off employees involved with them, although in some cases those programs were nested in larger offices that may have had the capacity for absorbing the employees."
OPM will gather information from agencies about the impacts of cutbacks to telework and DEI/DEIA initiatives implemented under the Trump administration. Agencies were instructed to designate a point of contact to support information collection about actions to end DEI/DEIA programs and to require employees to report to offices. OPM's Merit System Accountability and Compliance will coordinate information requests and other requirements with agency designees, and no projected completion date was provided. Many DEI program eliminations led to layoffs, while some affected employees were absorbed into larger offices. Telework is permitted only in limited circumstances such as weather emergencies or safety events. The text also lists related federal employee topics including TSP, shutdown guidance, union and benefits issues.
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