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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday that directed federal agency officials to dismantle the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program at government agencies, contractors of government and the private sector, the White House said.
Some important instructions from ordering are:
CANCELS PAST ACTIONS
The order calls for “ending illegal discrimination in the federal government.”
Repeals administration policies dating back to 1965 regarding equal employment opportunities, environmental actions designed to protect communities of color, and efforts to “equalize the workforce” by government contractors based on race, gender and religion.
Human rights and diversity advocates have argued that such policies are necessary to address long-term inequality.
PRIVATE SECTOR ‘INCOURAGED’ TO COMPLETE DEI
In part, the order encourages the private sector to “eliminate discriminatory and illegal DEI elections.” It adds that “the heads of all organizations, with the assistance of the Attorney General, will take all appropriate measures regarding the operation of their organizations to promote individual policy, excellence, and hard work in the field of private.”
THE GOVERNMENT GENERAL WILL COME
The order asks the US attorney general to consult with government agencies and submit a report within 120 days “with recommendations to strengthen human rights laws and take other appropriate measures to promote the sector” private sector to end discrimination and illegal elections, including DEI.”
The report will list DEI’s “negative and discriminatory practices” in each area of concern and outline measures to prevent DEI programs or policies that constitute “unlawful discrimination,” the order said.
As part of the plan, each agency will be required to identify “up to nine potential compliance audits of publicly traded corporations, large nonprofit organizations, foundations with and properties of $500 million or more, bar and community centers and medical institutions, and institutions of higher education with endowments of more than $1 billion.”
The order does not provide much detail on the regulatory process or penalties.
STUDY REPORT
The order says that within 120 days from Tuesday, the attorney general and the secretary of education will jointly provide guidance to all educational institutions that receive federal funds on how to comply with the 2023 decision in which the Supreme Court -a United States country that has refused an act of consent for admission to a university.
