ABC News obtained internal memos that referenced two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office to curb federal government diversity and equity programs,
Directing employees at several federal agencies to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon. One such communication sent to CDC personnel on Friday morning said,
“Pronouns and any other information not permitted in the policy must be removed from CDC/ATSDR employee signatures by 5.p.m. ET on Friday.”
The Department of Transportation, which was handling the aftermath of the jet accident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C.,
Issued a similar instruction to federal workers on Thursday. According to individuals who spoke to ABC News, staff members were directed.
To stop using pronouns in everything from email signatures to government grant applications. According to a similar memo sent to Department of Energy employees on Thursday,