The Trump administration is ordering all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel Management.
President Donald Trump revoked a 1965 civil rights executive order Tuesday, rolling back authorities long used to prevent employment discrimination by federal contractors, subcontractors and grant recipients. He also ordered agencies to plan potential civil rights investigations against private sector entities who embrace diversity hiring.
In one of the first moves of his second term, Donald Trump fired TSA administrator David Pekoske, who he had first nominated in 2017.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Transportation Department said he’d review penalties imposed by aviation regulators on SpaceX if confirmed to the role.
Its T&Cs give purchasers a deadline to keep the right to join any class action lawsuits against the token's maker.
A businessman considered to be a contender to lead the Federal Aviation Administration under Donald Trump has expressed support for DEI and Black Lives Matter.
Leading up to and after inauguration day, FAA will likely enforce airspace restrictions over Mar-a-Lago when Trump is in residence.
The move is one of many executive actions focused on the federal workforce enacted since Trump took office Monday afternoon. His other actions addressed DEI hiring more broadly, froze hiring in most executive agencies and directed a return to in-person work for many federal employees, among other directives.
President Trump on Monday pledged to reverse executive orders from Biden in favor of a "merit-based" society.