The University of Michigan announced Thursday it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program. The massive DEI bureaucracy is the largest and most expensive in the nation, totaling over ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kara Dennison writes about careers, leadership, and the job market. A major change in U.S. policy is forcing many organizations to ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday the Pentagon is launching a sweeping crackdown on a little-known federal contracting program he said has become a breeding ground for waste, fraud, and ...

One by one, diversity, equity and inclusion programs at some of the country’s biggest companies fell apart in 2024, with signs that efforts to reverse DEI initiatives will only ramp up in 2025.

For more than 160 years, the False Claims Act (FCA) has been the federal government’s primary tool to combat fraud. In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) underscored just how powerful — and ...

Since the start of President Trump’s second term, the administration has been focused on ending “illegal” workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. A recent $17 million settlement ...

The DOJ probe of PayPal involved the company’s Economic Opportunity Fund, a $530 million program launched in 2020 to support Black and minority-owned businesses after the killin ...

The majority of employees support diversity, equity and inclusion programs across age, gender, race and ethnicity lines, according to a 2025 study highlighting the talent acquisition risk that ...

For any conservative tempted towards a sense of triumphalism over the slow death of DEI programs, I submit the University of Missouri School of Medicine as an object lesson in why vigilance is ...

Two Stockton lawmakers asked the state to order an audit of the city's DEI program after an investigation found funds were redirected without council approval.

In 2020, San Jose financial technology giant PayPal proudly announced it would spend a half a billion dollars to support Black and minority businesses and communities because, in the words of chief ...