All federal DEI offices terminated and employees placed on leave; equity-related contracting and training requirements rescinded across every agency.

Federal policy redefined to recognize only two biological sexes, directing agencies to remove gender-identity protections from programs — a Project 2025 civil-service and culture-war priority.

HUD paused fair-housing discrimination investigations and redirected staff toward reviewing DEI-related grant language — weakening enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.

Pentagon eliminated DEI offices and training across the armed services — disbanding advisory groups and canceling diversity initiatives.