The White House’s Office of Personnel Management 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,
President Donald Trump signed dozens of executive actions on his first day in office, including two that could impact the IRS—and your tax refund.
Good government experts warn that President Trump’s revival of Schedule F, inserting new criteria into the hiring process and demand for a list of all feds who are still on their probationary period portend a mass firing of career workers as the new administration seeks to reshape the federal bureaucracy.
The classification, which makes it easier to fire federal workers, is also the subject of congressional legislation.
President Trump reinstated a revised executive order from his first term that would make it easier for the White House to remove policy-facing federal employees — including Senior Executive Service employees.
OPM said technological advances necessitated the changes, but some stakeholders argued the modifications still don’t reflect current governmental needs.
Trump also signed an order to block the government from censoring social media, and to release more public informaiton.
President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across the federal government, marking a significant policy shift from the previous administration’s focus on equity-based initiatives.
A hiring freeze could have detrimental impacts on the federal workforce in Philadelphia, local union leaders say.
Executive orders are written directives issued by a president that manage the operations of the U.S. government. They have the force of law similar to regulations issued by federal agencies, according to the American Bar Association.
Within the first hours after he was sworn into office, Donald Trump reversed dozens of Biden administration executive policies, withdrew from the Paris Agreement, upended the 14th Amendment to end birthright citizenship,