(Reuters) – The Trump administration told federal agencies on Thursday to halt the use of statistics on race, sex, ethnicity or national origin in the hiring process, marking its latest effort to extinguish use of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
The directive was part of a broader set of guidelines sent to human resources leaders at government agencies fleshing out an executive order, opens new tab signed by President Donald Trump in January aimed at “restoring merit” to the center of the hiring process.
