
President Trump made a series of executive moves this week intended to crush DEI as we know it.
His ability to legally crack down on diversity efforts at private companies is doubtful, although the spectacle may be the point. But what is clear is his ability to kill the DEI programs within the federal government itself, as well as at companies that hold lucrative government contracts. Those organizations must now adhere to the new administration’s positions on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, or put sometimes substantial portions of their business in jeopardy.