The reversal of diversity policies is part of Trump’s drive to “protect civil rights” and end what his administration has called “discriminatory initiatives.”

President Donald Trump signed dozens of executive actions on his first day in office, including two that could impact the IRS—and your tax refund.

Learn about the history of Executive Order 11246 following President Trump’s executive order to eliminate DEI programs and remove DEI employees within a week.

A government memo instructs federal agencies to put diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) staff on paid leave by 17:00 local time on Wednesday.

The classification, which makes it easier to fire federal workers, is also the subject of congressional legislation.

President Trump called for a hiring freeze and a return to office for federal employees, but implementing telework changes will face multiple roadblocks.

Trump’s anti-DEI directive sent shockwaves through Washington. The executive order, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” reversed several Biden administration policies that promoted initiatives that focuses on race, gender, or other characteristics.

Good government experts warn that President Trump’s revival of Schedule F, inserting new criteria into the hiring process and demand for a list of all feds who are still on their probationary period portend a mass firing of career workers as the new administration seeks to reshape the federal bureaucracy.

President Trump reinstated a revised executive order from his first term that would make it easier for the White House to remove policy-facing federal employees — including Senior Executive Service employees.

OPM said technological advances necessitated the changes, but some stakeholders argued the modifications still don’t reflect current governmental needs.