Recent Executive Actions on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Excerpt:  “President Donald Trump issued executive order (E.O.) 14151 titled ‘Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing’ on January 20, 2025. This E.O. seeks to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs—which are sometimes referred to as diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs—throughout the federal government. On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an additional E.O. titled ‘Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,’ which, among other things, revokes numerous DEI-related executive orders issued by previous Administrations.”