Federal employees with at least two departments have received orders to remove pronouns from their signature blocks by 5 p.m. Friday. It is another indication that the Trump administration is very serious about eliminating placative DEI policies from the government.
Internal memos obtained by ABC News at both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) indicate employees are to remove the pronouns from their email signatures.
“Pronouns and any other information not permitted in the policy must be removed from CDC/ATSDR employee signatures by 5 p.m. ET on Friday,” a memo delivered by CDC Chief Information Officer Jason Bonander.
“Staff are being asked to alter signature blocks by 5 p.m. ET today (Friday, January 31, 2025) to follow the revised policy.”
All federal employees ordered to eliminate pronouns from…
