The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued directives requiring all federal departments and agencies to take immediate steps to close their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) offices, with employees in these roles placed on paid leave by the end of Wednesday, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell sent a memo on Tuesday night outlining the timeline and specific actions to implement the closures, following an executive order signed by President Trump to dismantle all DEI-related programs in the federal government.

🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump has ordered that all federal DEI employees be placed on leave no later than Wednesday at 5pm ET

Leftist heads are going to EXPLODE 🤣 pic.twitter.com/g6L6jG94Wo

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 22, 2025

The memo instructed agency heads to complete the following tasks by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22:

• Issue a notice to all employees informing them of the closure of DEIA offices and urging them to report any attempts to disguise DEIA initiatives through ambiguous language.
• Notify DEIA office employees that they will be placed on paid administrative leave immediately as the agency begins terminating DEIA initiatives and programs.
• Remove all DEIA-related media, including websites and social media accounts.
• Retract any materials, directives, or equity plans issued under the now-repealed Executive Order 14035.
• Cancel DEIA-related training sessions and terminate contracts associated with these programs.

By noon on Thursday, agencies are required to provide OPM with a full list of DEIA offices, employees associated with these programs as of November 5, 2024, DEIA-related contracts, and plans for full compliance with the new executive orders. By Friday at 5:00 p.m., agencies must submit:

• A detailed plan for implementing a reduction-in-force (RIF) action for DEIA personnel.
• A list of any job descriptions or contract terms altered since November 5, 2024, to obscure connections to DEIA initiatives.

BREAKING: Trump says his government will be eliminating any and all forms of DEI and only recognize 2 genders pic.twitter.com/pxKnY5e0e2

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 20, 2025

These sweeping changes are part of President Trump’s broader agenda to remove DEI efforts from federal operations. Alongside the executive order eliminating DEIA programs, Trump signed an additional directive establishing “the official policy of the U.S. government to only recognize two genders: male and female.”