President Trump signed multiple executive orders Monday night that could reshape the management and composition of the military, with provisions addressing diversity measures, transgender service members, and troops who were discharged for refusing COVID vaccinations.He also signed an executive order to e...
The Trump administration has argued that the president was targeting only DEI programs that violate federal civil rights laws. Abelson, who was nominated by Democratic President Joe Biden, agreed with the plaintiffs that the executive orders discourage businesses, organizations and public...
On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, Presidential Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum entitled “President Donald J. Trump Ends DEI Madness and Restores Excellence and Safety Within The Federal Aviation.” The memorandum orders the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
“The president is going to come in with a flurry of executive orders,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. “And we are going to be working alongside the administration and in tandem.”
PRIVATE SECTOR 'ENCOURAGED' TO END DEI In one section, the order encourages the private sector to "end illegal DEI discrimination and preferences." It added that "the heads of all agencies, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall take all appropriate action w...
On Friday, February 21, a federal district judge in Maryland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and defendant federal agencies from enforcing portions of two presidential executive orders (EOs) targeting div...
Dominoes are also collapsing in the private sector: Accenture, the global professional services firm, also announced it was scrapping DEI hiring targets on Friday. Both firms cited President Trump’s executive orders as motivation for the policy changes. For some leaders, ...
Additional Executive Orders are expected to follow in the coming weeks expanding on this issue. Pay applications will require compliance with the Executive Order, opening the door to potential claims of fraudulent certification against federal contractors, subcontractors, and their owners who are found ...
President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders aiming to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government, as well as its grantees and contractors. The executive orders put policies and programs targeting discrimination -- some that go back decades ...
President Trump signed executive orders that could reshape the management and composition of the U.S. military.