Department for Veterans’ jobs (Va) has put almost 60 employees on the leave that focused on the initiatives for diversity, equality and inclusion (dei) and have a combined salary of more than $ 8 million.
In a press release on Monday, he said that he had completed the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end Dei in the Federal Government.
Part of the abolition of your Dei inside the agency It meant accommodation on the paid administrative leave of about 60 employees who were exclusively focused on dei activities.
Va announced that the combined wage of employees – including the basic salary, salary of the site and additional earnings – exceeds $ 8 million, and the average salary is about $ 136,000 per year per employee.
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One of the employees had a salary of over $ 220,000 a year, VA states.
In addition to putting his employees on leave, he said that he had identified several contracts for training, materials and other services of dei counseling, which they are currently viewed for cancellation. The combined value of the contract, Va said, is more than $ 6.1 million.
Over the coming weeks and months, Va has announced that she plans to work on the redistribution of resources to better support of veterans, families, caregivers and survivors that the Agency exists.
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Initiatives for diversity, equality and involvement were the subject of fierce opinions of praise and reprimand. (Adobe Stock)
Va also takes materials associated with Dei from its digital property.
“Under President TrumpVa is focused on the laser on providing the best care and benefits of veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors, “said Morgan Ackley, Director of VA Media Affairs.” We are proud to have abandoned the division of the Dei Past and turning back into your basic mission. We are looking forward to outgrowing the millions of dollars that the department spent on Dei programs and staff to better serve men and women who boldly served our country. “
Va joins many other federal agencies that perform Trump’s plan to end the Dei initiative.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to end the Dei Federal Level Initiative. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Trump’s newly opened temporary organization of the Government Efficiency Department, led by Elon Musk’s technological billionaire, wrote in a post on social media on X that about $ 420 million was canceled in current and upcoming contracts, mostly focused on the Dei initiative.
On the day of his inauguration, Monday, January 20th, Trump signed an executive order, and the Federal Office of Staff Management informed the heads of agencies and departments that they had to start steps to close all offices by the end of the day on Wednesday, January 2 workers in these offices on paid leave. It is not yet clear when or whether it will be abolished.
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Trump’s command abolished President Joe Biden’s executive order to promote the initiative for diversity, “improvement of racial equality and support for insufficient communities through the Federal Government”, which he signed on the first day in power.
Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
