Federal agencies cancel $2.6 billion in diversity-related contracts under executive order

Trump eliminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across the entire federal government on his first day in office

Every Chief Diversity Officer position in federal agencies was terminated, and all DEI staff were placed on paid leave pending termination

Trump canceled a 60-year-old requirement that companies receiving federal contracts (worth $600+ billion annually) maintain anti-discrimination programs

The Justice Department now investigates private companies with diversity programs as potentially 'egregious' discriminators that could face lawsuits

Two million federal employees lost access to anti-bias training, equal employment complaint procedures, and workplace inclusion programs

Federal contractors like defense companies, tech firms, and construction businesses can now abandon diversity hiring without losing government contracts