OPM places all diversity training on hold, pending review – By Jessie Bur (Federal Times) / Oct 3 2020
Federal agencies have been instructed to stop all planned diversity and inclusion training, until all materials are reviewed and approved by the Office of Personnel Management, according to an Oct. 2 memo issued by Dennis Dean Kirk, OPM associate director for employee services.
The review requirement applies to all training materials, including those that have already been in use by the agency.
“The executive order applies to all diversity and inclusion training programs, including programs developed prior to the issuance of this executive order, as well as new programs that may be proposed or established after September 22, 2020,” Kirk wrote.
“Coverage includes, but is not limited to, all training that is paid for with federal funds or that federal employees are required or permitted to view, listen to, or participate in while on government-paid time. Included is training that is conducted or led by government employees; training that is conducted or led by contractors or others; live training sessions conducted in person or by any electronic means, whether telephonic or video; materials posted on any federal agency’s public-facing or internal internet or intranet sites; and, written or video materials or other content that have been produced or procured with federal funds and that are available to the general public or that federal employees are required or permitted to read or view.”
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