President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders to end the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for the country, unwinding decades-long priorities for the nation’s largest employer — the federal government — and broader efforts to push the private sector to ensure its workforce is diverse and inclusive

The Trump executive order seeks to dissuade private companies that receive government contracts from using DEI programs and hiring on the basis of race and sex.

President Trump’s directive on Tuesday placing all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion staffers on leave before they’re eventually laid off has reignited the debate around DEI initiatives. The move Tuesday followed a related executive order from Trump accusing former President Joe Biden of forcing “discrimination” programs into “virtually all aspects of the federal government” through “diversity,

Trump's Office of Personnel Management ordered all federal employees in DEI roles to be placed on leave by Wednesday evening.