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Trump admin's push to scrap DEI in federal government takes landmark step with new hiring rule
Thursday, July 30, 2026
The Office of Personnel Management issued a new hiring rule that removes 1978 guidelines related to disparate impact analysis in federal employment decisions. The rule change alters the legal framework that had governed federal hiring practices for nearly five decades. The Office of Personnel Management did not immediately provide details on how agencies would implement the revised standards.
