Trump signs Executive Order 14151, terminating diversity, equity and inclusion offices, positions and programs across the federal government. A second order the following day, Executive Order 14173, revokes Executive Order 11246 — the 1965 order governing federal contractor equal employment obligations — and directs agencies to identify DEI practices in the private sector for scrutiny.
Several large employers, among them Amazon in December 2024 and Meta on 10 January 2025, had scaled back internal DEI programs before the orders were signed; Target announced changes on 24 January 2025. The sequence is documented, but these decisions were not directed by the orders and the extent to which they were responses to them is not established here.
The orders were challenged in court. In February 2026 the Fourth Circuit vacated a nationwide preliminary injunction against them, holding that the challenged provisions survive a facial challenge while leaving as-applied challenges open.