The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds ordered by President Trump on Monday.
By close of business Wednesday, every single diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office within the federal government will shut down; email accounts will be suspended.
Some federal departments have more than half their staff working remotely—meaning Trump's new executive order is a problem.
according to an August 2024 report from the federal Office of Management and Budget
This is radical stuff, at least relative to the status quo in the government for decades: 01/21/25 EXECUTIVE ORDER ENDING ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION AND
"If you are a federal worker now, you need to be prepared for an all-out assault on where you work and the security of your job."
OPM asked federal agencies to compile lists of workers to consider terminating, reflecting DOGE's goals to cut the government workforce.
This Order directs executive departments and agencies to enforce final orders of removal (deportation orders), directs the Secretary of
Russell Vought ducked the question during a Senate hearing while saying Schedule F is “not a tool to fire individuals.”
Trump's executive order ends DEI in federal hiring and contracting, aiming to focus on individual merit and skills.