- Initial Guidance Regarding DEIA Executive Orders – 1/21/2025
The memorandum from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, dated January 21, 2025, and issued by Acting Director Charles Ezell, provides initial guidance on implementing President Trump’s executive orders to end DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) programs. Agencies are instructed to close DEIA offices, place DEIA employees on paid administrative leave, withdraw DEIA-related documents, and cancel DEIA-related contracts and trainings. Agencies must report their actions to OPM by January 23, 2025, and submit plans for reducing DEIA staff by January 31, 2025. The memorandum emphasizes compliance with the executive orders and the elimination of DEIA initiatives.
