WASHINGTON — The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) notified heads of agencies and departments that they must begin taking steps to close all diversity, equity and inclusion offices by the end of the day Wednesday and place government workers in those offices on paid leave, Fox News Digital has learned.
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Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management Charles Ezell sent a memo to heads and acting heads of departments and agencies on Tuesday evening directing them that by no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, they are to:
The memo also directed the heads of agencies and departments that by noon Thursday, Jan. 23, they must share with OPM:
By Friday at 5 p.m., agency heads must submit to OPM:
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The memo comes after President Trump signed an executive order to eliminate all DEI programs from the federal government.
The president also signed an order making it “the official policy of the U.S. government to only recognize two genders: male and female.”
