The Administrative center of Body of workers Control (OPM) stated it gave no orders to close down govt web sites amid confusion over complying with a brand new Trump management coverage requiring companies to clean any mentions of variety on their web site.
The OPM stated it has no goal of taking down all company web sites and known as the stories a “false rumor.”
Whilst the website online for the census looked to be down Friday night time, a number of different primary company websites have been nonetheless up and operating.
President Trump stated he didn’t know in regards to the plan when requested about govt web sites probably being close down so that they may well be scrubbed for details about variety, fairness and inclusion (DEI) techniques.
“I don’t know, it doesn’t sound like a bad idea to me. DEI would have ruined our country,” the president stated previous Friday. “If they want to scrub the website, that’s OK with me.”
CBS Information reported Friday that the memo to take steps to clean company web sites was once “misinterpreted.”
