DEI, Trump and Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs places 60 DEI employees on leave with salaries totaling more than $8M
The Department of Veterans Affairs placed about 60 employees focused on DEI initiatives on leave, and according to the agency, their combined salaries totaled more than $8 million.
VA says it has put 60 employees on leave under Trump's DEI ban
Officials with Veterans Affairs announced on Monday that the department had completed the "initial implementation" of President Donald Trump's executive order to end DEI programs, putting 60 employees on leave.
Trump ends DEI activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs
An initiative for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion policies and activities at the Department of Veterans Affairs is shuttered following a directive from President Donald Trump.
Department of Veterans Affairs says 60 DEI employees put on leave
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that it has completed its initial implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating an end to diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government.
VA cuts DEI programs, placing DEI employees on leave
DEI programs were abolished at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Monday - and it involves a lot of your taxpayer dollars.
VA says it has put 60 employees on leave under Trump’s DEI ban
Trump has promoted ending DEI initiatives and programs at the federal level and in general. In a release, VA officials said the combined annual salary -- which it identified as base pay, locality pay and additional earnings -- of the affected employees ...
I'm an Army vet with my dream job at the VA. I feel targeted by anti-DEI efforts and the new buyout offer — but I won't quit.
I'm an Army veteran who now has my dream job at the VA. Trump's buyout offer for federal workers isn't going to make me ...
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As VA shutters DEI, exempts 300,000 employees from hiring freeze: 5 things to know
The Department of Veterans Affairs affirmed that more than 300,000 employees are exempt from President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze as the organization places almost 60 employees on ...
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VA places 60 staff on leave after shutting down DEI offices
At least 60 Veterans Affairs employees have been placed on administrative leave following the closure of multiple diversity, ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Hegseth vows to remove DEI at Pentagon, support border
The actions prompted a tense standoff between the U.S. and Colombia after Colombia's president turned away deportation ...
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White House collects lists of federal DEI office employees as punishments begin
Agencies are starting to take action against DEI-tasked employees and pass lists of those workers on to OPM and the White ...
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W.Va. Governor’s DEI Ban Anti-Democratic, Censorious, Opponents Say
The executive order gives colleges 90 days to come up with a plan to rid their campuses of any programs catered to staff and students based on their gender or racial identity.
How Trump’s DEI orders may bring extra scrutiny to D.C.-area colleges
Some D.C.-area universities directly educate the federal workforce and worry that it could make them a target of the Trump ...
VA ends DEI programs, redirects $14.1 million in spending
The Department of Veterans Affairs is eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs across federal agencies, ...