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Trump to Place Federal DEI Staff on Paid Leave

Trump admin. orders federal DEI program employees to be placed on paid leave

All diversity, equity and inclusion federal employees are to be placed on paid leave no later than Wednesday evening, the Trump administration ordered Tuesday as it continued its attack on DEI initiatives and programs.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1h

Layoffs loom as Trump administration orders federal DEI workers on leave

Employees of diversity, equity and inclusion programs are to be placed on administrative leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Agencies were told to make plans for layoffs.

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

Trump to Place Federal DEI Staff on Paid Leave Starting Wednesday

The Trump administration on Tuesday instructed U.S. federal government departments and agencies to dismantle all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, advising employees of such programs that they would be immediately placed on paid leave.

Brendan Carr is officially in charge of FCC

The Verge on MSN · 1d

Brendan Carr is officially in charge of the FCC

Brendan Carr is now formally the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, giving him the power to set the agency’s agenda and usher through a host of regulations with major implications for the tech and media industries as soon as he has a Republican majority.

The Desk on MSN · 15h

New FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announces staff appointments

Scott Delacourt has been named the Chief of Staff for the FCC, where he will direct the agency’s strategic initiatives, management, policy and operations. Delacourt joins the agency from Wiley Rein, a law firm that assists media organizations with FCC investigations, where he served as a partner and the Chairman of the Wireless Practice Group.

Broadband TV News · 20h

Brendan Carr designated chairman of Federal Communications Commission

President Trump has signed an order that designates Commissioner Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

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Justices Poised to Limit Deference to FCC Orders at Trial Level

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled it would likely limit whether district courts must accept adjudications from the ...

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Federal regulators just got a new sign that their power is weakening

US regulators in Washington got another warning about the new limits of their power when an Ohio appeals court struck down ...

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Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications

Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has asked federal health agencies to pause external ...

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Sheriffs' Groups Challenge FCC Order on Public Safety Radio Band

A Federal Communications Commission order that alters the use of a public safety radio band is arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law, two sheriffs’ associations tell the D.C. Circuit.

Metro area school districts to take part in cybersecurity pilot program

Three school districts from around the Kansas City metro will take part in an exclusive pilot program to analyze how to best ...

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FCC Taking Action in Response to China’s Telecoms Hacking

The FCC adopts declaratory ruling requiring telecommunications providers to secure their networks against nation-states and other threats.

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Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review

The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial ...

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FCC ends DEI initiatives after Trump's executive order

President Donald Trump moved to end federal DEI programs with an executive order on Inauguration Day, and new FCC Chairman ...

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