The orders in question, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, as well as one titled Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions, are aimed at eliminating "immense public waste and shameful discrimination," according to the White House.

Federal employees working in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are now on administrative leave following President Trump’s executive order to eliminate

NASA’s acting administrator issued an email announcing the end of DEI at the storied space agency, in response to Trump’s anti-diversity agenda.

NASA isn’t the only federal agency affected by the new executive orders; other agencies, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health, are also being forced to terminate their diversity programs. Diversity and inclusion efforts in agencies like NASA are crucial given the lack of diversity in the field.

Government agencies—including NASA—are responding quickly to President Donald Trump's executive order to end government programs that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Janet Petro,