White House, DEI

Government websites suddenly went down this week. Here's what the White House has said about it.
Shortly after President Donald Trump took office, several federal websites and webpages for diversity measures and reproductive rights went dark.
White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
White House OPM orders all DEI offices to begin closing by end of day Wednesday
The Office of Personnel Management tells agency and department heads they must close all DEIA offices by the end of Wednesday and put government workers in those offices on paid leave.
White House wants details on new federal employees by Friday
The White House told federal agencies to detail by Friday a list of federal employees who are on probationary status and make recommendations on whether they should remain on the job.
White House puts federal DEI employees on paid administrative leave
There are no more federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) jobs as President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning DEI programs in the federal government.
US Breaking: White House OPM Orders Immediate Closure of DEI Offices Nationwide
The White House has ordered all federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices to close by Jan. 22, following an executive order by President Trump. DEI workers will be placed on paid administrative leave,
US government workers in federal DEI offices to be put on paid leave: White House
The Trump administration's latest directive requires federal agencies to eliminate DEI programs, remove associated webpages, and place DEI office employees on paid leave by January 31, 2025, as part of efforts to restore merit-based hiring practices.
Musk Plan for Retooling Government Takes Shape, but Big Questions Loom
The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential ...
160 national security staffers are sent home as the White House aligns its team to Trump’s agenda
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser on Wednesday sidelined about 160 National Security Council aides, sending ...
White House asks Democratic members of federal privacy oversight board to quit
The Trump administration has asked the three Democratic members of the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an ...
The ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ has a rough first week
As the first week of Trump’s second term gets underway, the not-quite-real Department of Government Efficiency is both ...
Elon Musk’s business conflicts draw scrutiny amid White House role
Elon Musk had sharp words for a private-sector partnership touted this week by the Trump administration to hasten the ...
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The White House is clearing house at a key independent government surveillance watchdog
The White House has requested that the three Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) ...
Trump made DOGE part of the government. Here’s what that might mean
The new Department of Government Efficiency, President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with slashing federal ...
White House says order pausing IRA disbursements only applies to some programs
The White House said President Donald Trump’s order this week pausing the disbursement of funds appropriated under his ...