Federal employees received emails instructing them to report any changes in job or contract descriptions that might obscure connections to DEIA programs. They were warned of potential "adverse consequences" for failing to comply within ten days, though specifics about enforcement were not provided. On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order to eliminate DEIA programs across the federal government, claiming they caused division and wasted taxpayer funds. Federal employees in DEIA roles were also ordered to be placed on paid leave.
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00:02Federal employees received emails instructing them to report any changes in job or contract
00:06descriptions that might obscure connections to DEIA programs. They were warned of potential
00:12adverse consequences for failing to comply within 10 days. Those specifics about enforcement were
00:18not provided. Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office to eliminate DEIA
00:23programs across federal government, claiming they caused division and wasted taxpayer funds.
00:29Federal employees in the DEIA roles were also ordered to be placed on paid leave.
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