All diversity, equity and inclusion federal employees are to be placed on paid leave no later than Wednesday evening, the Trump administration ordered Tuesday as it continued its attack on DEI initiatives and programs.

Trump’s administration moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal DEI staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off—the first salvo in an aggressive campaign to upend DEI efforts nationwide.

The Office of Personnel Management — the government’s top human resources agency – notified federal department heads in a memo that DEI program employees must be notified by 5 p.m. Wednesday