President Donald Trump ordered all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion staff to be put on leave effective Wednesday. According to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management, agencies are directed to put all DEI office staffers on paid leave by 5 p.

President Donald Trump‘s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies

The action outlined in an Office of Personnel Management memorandum came one day after President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders to end diversity programs, which attempt to promote opportunities for women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ people and other traditionally underrepresented groups.