{"id":6702,"date":"2025-01-27T23:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T23:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6702"},"modified":"2025-01-27T23:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T23:26:53","slug":"trump-admin-nixes-420-million-in-contracts-saves-millions-more-canceling-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6702","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Nixes $420 Million In Contracts, Saves Millions More Canceling \u2018DEI\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order terminating all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs has already impacted 395 government employees, according to a senior administration official who spoke to Fox News on Saturday. In addition, the newly created<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6703\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-29-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-29-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-29-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-29.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, announced on X (formerly Twitter) Friday that approximately $420 million in current and impending contracts\u2014primarily focused on DEI initiatives\u2014had been canceled, Fox added.<\/p>\n<p>Following Trump\u2019s signing of the order on Inauguration Day, the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) instructed agency and department heads to begin shutting down all DEI offices by the close of business Wednesday. 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