[6][8] On February 14, the department put out a letter accusing American educational institutions of discriminating against white and Asian students based on race, and ordering a halt to any "hiring, promotion, compensation, financial aid, scholarships, prizes, administrative support, discipline, housing, graduation ceremonies, and all other aspects of student, academic, and campus life" that was related to DEI.

[9] The Department of Energy put a double-digit number of employees on administrative leave awaiting termination under the order, less than a quarter of whom actually worked in a DEI role.

[8] On February 2, it was reported that the OPM had put several employees, including many who had not worked in DEI but who'd previously taken part in a DEI-related initiative, on administrative leave to await termination.

[15] The National Science foundation compiled an internal list of words the presence of which in a research paper, grant application, or other relevant documentation, would flag a project and put its funding under review.

Words that would initiate a review included "women", "female", "gender", "bipoc", "LGBT", "disability", "hate speech", and "trauma, among others.