Government-Wide DEI Purge Begins

On his first day in office, Trump ordered federal diversity, equity and inclusion offices, programs, grants and positions across the government terminated or placed under review.

The directive triggered layoffs, contract cancellations, and litigation over the statutory authority for eliminating congressionally funded programs, as well as disputes concerning equal-protection principles and viewpoint discrimination. The scope of the order extended across virtually the entire federal government, making it one of the broadest workforce and program restructuring actions of the new administration's first day.

Implementation proceeded across agencies following the order; available sourcing does not specify a final resolution of the associated litigation.