EPA Places Nearly 200 Employees on Leave in Response to Trump DEI Order
The agency said 11 of the employees were working "in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" and 160 were working on environmental justice initiatives.
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Trump 2nd term live updates: EPA puts 11 DEI and 160 environmental justice staffers on leave
As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, a union representing foreign service officers at the U.S. Agency for International Development accused the administration of failing to comply with last week’s temporary restraining order to prevent the dismantling of USAID.
'Paid administrative hell': Some Department of Education staff put on leave after Trump's DEI reversal
While no specific reason was given, three employees told ABC News they believe the common thread among them is attendance at a voluntary diversity training.
Education Department puts staff on leave over DEI ties
Last month, Trump’s Education Department dismantled its DEI measures and removed its related staff following the president’s executive order. The department also canceled $2.6 million in DEI contracts and removed over 200 related web pages from its website, The College Fix reported.
7 Boston EPA staffers placed on leave for work on environmental justice and DEI
The Boston staffers are part of a nationwide sweep of EPA offices that put 168 workers on administrative leave this week. It follows President Trump’s executive actions calling for an end to equity, diversity and environmental justice programs.
EPA places more than 160 environmental justice employees on paid leave
Over 160 EPA employees placed on paid administrative leave as a result of an executive order targeting diversity-related programs
At least 160 EPA staffers put on leave, leaders cite Trump DEI order
The Trump administration placed at least 160 Environmental Protection Agency employees on paid leave Thursday evening effective immediately.
Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA
Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than
Education Department employees placed on paid leave as part of Trump administration’s DEI purge
Dozens of employees at the Education Department were placed on paid administrative leave Friday as part of the Trump ...
They trained on diversity under Trump. Now he’s punishing them for it.
During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Education Department held diversity trainings. Many who participated were put ...
Dozens of Education Department workers are put on leave over Trump’s anti-DEI order
Those placed on leave lost access to their government email accounts ... Trump’s order called for all DEI staff in ...
USAID Controversy Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump From Putting 2,200 Staff On Leave
5:30 p.m. EST, Feb. 7 Judge Carl Nichols prevented Trump from placing 2,200 USAID staff on leave while a lawsuit from labor ...
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Trump’s DEI purge targets federal workers who did not work in DEI
Dozens of federal employees who didn’t work on diversity or inclusion issues have been placed on administrative leave ...
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All the Federal Agencies DOGE Has Gotten Access To
From the NOAA to OPM to the Pentagon, here’s an updated look at where Elon Musk’s DOGE is already operating and what they’re ...
Federal workers trapped in 'purgatory' amid uncertainty over leave and resignation offers
A federal judge postponed the deadline to accept the President's resignation package until Monday night and scheduled a ...
'Federal purgatory' | Employees share confusion, concern for jobs, future of agencies
A federal judge postponed the deadline to accept the President's resignation package until Monday night and scheduled a ...