to divide Old warriors affairs (VA) put nearly 60 employees on the leave who focused on diversity, fair and integration initiatives (Dei) and was a joint salary of more than $ 8 million.
The Old Warriored Ministry of Affairs said in a press statement on Monday that it had completed its implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order to end Dei in the federal government.
Part of the cancellation of VA from Dei inside the agency The paid administrative leave is about 60 employees focusing only on Dei's activities.
The Ministry of Old Warriors Affairs said that the joint salary of employees – including the basic wage, local wage and additional profits – exceeds 8 million dollars, with average wage about $ 136,000 per year, per employee.
Dei Purge puts hundreds of vacation, and takes $ 420 million in contracts
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One of the employees received a salary of more than $ 220,000 a year, according to the Ministry of Affairs of the Veterans.
In addition to the status of the employees on leave, the Ministry of Affairs of the Veterans Affairs said it has identified multiple contracts for training, materials, materials and other consulting services that are currently being considered to be canceled. The Old Warriors Affairs said that the joint value of the contracts is more than 6.1 million dollars.
During the coming weeks and months, the Ministry of Affairs of the Veterans Affairs said it was planning to work to re -allocate resources to support old warriors, families, care providers and survivors who are in the agency.
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The initiatives of diversity, fairness and integration have been the subject of hot praise and reprimand. (Adobe shares)
The Ministry of Old Warriors Affairs also drops the Dei -related materials from its digital assets.
“under President TrumpMorgan Akli, Director of Media Affairs at the Ministry of Affairs of the Veterans Affairs, said: The administration was spending on the DEI programs and individuals to serve men and women who courageously served our nation. “
The Ministry of Old Warriors Affairs joins many other federal agencies that implement Trump's plan to end the Dei initiatives.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end Dei's initiatives at the federal level. (Ivan Fuction/AP)
The newly created government efficiency management, headed by technical billionaire Elon Musk, wrote in a post on social media on X that about $ 420 million of current and wasting contracts, which focuses mainly on Dei initiatives.
On its opening day, Monday, January 20, Trump signed the executive order, and the Federal Office for Personnel Management informed heads of agencies and departments that they should start taking steps to close all Dei offices by the end of the day after that Wednesday, January 22, and to place government workers in those offices On paid leave. It is not yet clear when or if it was terminated.
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Trump has canceled President Joe Biden's executive order to enhance diversity initiatives, “racist shares and support for disadvantaged societies through the federal government,” which he signed on his first day in his position.
Brie Stimson from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
