OPM guidance sent to federal agencies included a letter template that called on workers to report any attempts to "disguise" DEI initiatives.
A new memo from the human capital agency says federal agencies should change policies and require workers to be in the office full time by the end of the week.
It was no surprise when President Donald Trump this week issued a memorandum to the heads of federal departments and agencies, essentially directing them to get their employees back to the office full-time.
The Office of Personnel Management has created a new email account meant to collect reports of suspected diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, one of a series of moves the Trump administration has taken to slash DEI efforts across the federal workforce.
Existing authorities allow the president-elect to make certain temporary appointments during the transition to a new administration.
President Donald Trump has struck a number of blows to DEI in the federal government. Only time will tell if he is successful in rooting out this ideology.
The Office of Personnel Management tells agency and department heads they must close all DEIA offices by the end of Wednesday and put government workers in those offices on paid leave.
The move prompted concerns from conservationists that national parks could be short-staffed during the summer season, when millions of Americans usually visit.
Pennsylvania has some 66,000 federal workers. Many work in Veterans Affairs, Defense, and the Treasury. For tens of thousands of federal workers in the Philadelphia region, President Donald Trump’s executive orders this week could change how they do their jobs.
All federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion positions are ordered to be placed on paid administrative leave by the close of business Wednesday, according to a memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.