The new administration directed various agencies to close their DEI offices by Wednesday and prepare for staff layoffs. DEI programs, integral to federal hiring for decades to promote equality and combat bias, are being criticized as discriminatory by Trump and many Republicans. Employees within agencies including DHS and Veterans Affairs received letters requiring them to report any ongoing DEI efforts. This move is part of a broader executive order that freezes federal hiring and targets civil service employment protections to dismantle longstanding equality initiatives.
"We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language," the letters to DHS and VA staffers say.
"These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination," the letters said.
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