EO 14151, "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing"

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President; implemented by OPM/OMB and all agencies
Agency
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Type
Executive order
Section
EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVES

Summary

Orders termination of all federal DEI/DEIA offices, positions, "equity action plans," equity-related grants and contracts, and DEI performance requirements for employees, contractors, and grantees. Although framed around DEI generally, agencies implemented it together with EO 14168 to eliminate LGBTQ+/transgender-specific programs, employee resource groups, and grant lines (see sections 6, 9, 12). EO number 14151; 90 FR 8339 (Jan. 29, 2025).

Status

In effect. A February 21, 2025 nationwide preliminary injunction (National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, D. Md.) against key provisions of this order and EO 14173 was stayed by the Fourth Circuit on March 14, 2025, and then vacated outright by the Fourth Circuit on February 6, 2026, with the case remanded to the District of Maryland for further proceedings; the panel held plaintiffs had not met the demanding standard for facial invalidation. The orders have operated throughout (see section 10).

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Exec. Order No. 14,151, 90 Fed. Reg. 8339 (Jan. 29, 2025).

Short form: Exec. Order No. 14,151, 90 Fed. Reg. at 8339.