The US Department of Health and Human Services is asking federal workers to share any information on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies that include “discriminatory language” or caused discrimination against employees.
The department sent Monday a diversity, equity, and inclusion whistleblower questionnaire to staff as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to end DEI programs, according to an internal email obtained by Bloomberg Law.
The health department cited the move to be in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive order signed on his first day in office titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs.”
The administration has been moving quickly to implement this executive order across federal health agencies, taking down webpages that included DEI language and slashing research funds that contain keywords such as “diverse” and “minority.”
The questionnaire asks federal health workers if they’ve witnessed grants, contracts, or training materials with discriminatory language; know of anyone who was passed over for promotion/hiring due to race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information; and know of any former career employees who quit or faced discipline during the previous administration instead of carrying out DEl orders.
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