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Siobhan
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And here's the notice to close the American federal EDIA office 😢. Concerned how this will affect Canadian policy and my job in particular since I work in an EDIA office....
UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT January 21, 2025 RE: Initial Guidance Regarding DEIA Executive Orders Pursuant to its authority under 5 U.S.C. § 1103(a)(1) and (a)(5), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management ("OPM") is providing the following initial guidance to agencies regarding the President's executive orders titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, which repeals Executive Order 14035, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce. Steps to Close Agency DEIA Offices: In light of the above Executive Orders, each should take prompt actions regarding the offices and agency sub-units focusing exclusively on DEIA initiatives and programs (the "DEIA offices"). Specifically, agency heads should take the following steps: 1. No later than 5:00 pm EST on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 a. Send an agency-wide notice to employees informing them of the closure and asking employees if they know of any efforts to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language a template agency-wide notice is attached as Appendix 1. b. Send a notification to all employees of DEIA offices that they are being placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately as the agency takes steps to close/end all DEIA initiatives, offices and programs. A template employee letter is attached as Appendix 2. c. Take down all outward facing media (websites, social media accounts, etc.) of DEIA offices. The authority for placing these employees on paid administrative leave is set forth in the OPM memorandum entitled "Guidance on Probationary Periods, Administrative Leave and Details" issued January 20, 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Travelled FARRRR yesterday! Am tired but gratefully not jetlagged since I don't really sleep the night before a big trip. It's super humid here, and my body is confused, but I'm so happy to not be at work lol
January 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM