In a massive victory for Americans who believe government should work for the people—not to satisfy radical leftist social experiments—the Trump administration just announced a bold new plan that will completely eradicate the failed and divisive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) hiring policies infecting the federal workforce.
Gone are the racial quotas. Gone are the boxes to check based on skin color, gender identity, or political activism. Instead, under President Trump’s new Merit Hiring Plan, competence, patriotism, and adherence to the Constitution will once again be the gold standard for public service.
The End of Woke Bureaucracy
The plan was laid out in a memo from the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, in coordination with the White House Domestic Policy Council and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It makes crystal clear what many conservatives have long known: DEI is a bureaucratic cancer that puts ideology over skill, politics over patriotism, and identity over ability.
“The American people deserve a Federal workforce dedicated to American values and efficient service,” the memo begins, laying bare the failures of the current system. “Federal hiring criteria long ago abandoned any serious need for technical skills and adherence to the Constitution. Instead, the overly complex Federal hiring system overemphasized discriminatory ‘equity’ quotas and too often resulted in the hiring of unfit, unskilled bureaucrats.”
Put simply: Washington has been hiring based on checkboxes and virtue signals—not on who can actually get the job done. That ends now.
A Return to American Values
This decisive move comes after President Trump signed Executive Order 14170 on his first day back in office. That order, titled “Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service,” directs all federal agencies to prioritize merit, practical skill, and a dedication to the Constitution in their hiring practices.
No more backdoor affirmative action. No more faceless bureaucrats coasting through jobs because of DEI quotas. Trump’s directive puts America First—right where it belongs.
According to the memo, the key goals of the Merit Hiring Plan include:
1. Recruiting individuals who are passionate about American ideals, rule of law, and government efficiency.
2. Prohibiting hiring based on race, sex, or religion, and filtering out those unwilling to defend the Constitution.
3. Streamlining hiring timelines to under 80 days.
4. Leveraging modern technology to recruit skilled professionals.
5. Increasing transparency in the hiring process for applicants.
6. Ensuring active agency leadership involvement in recruitment and selection.
It’s a complete overhaul of the broken hiring system, and it sends a loud, clear message: qualifications matter again.
DEI Is Over—Merit Is Back
The memo doesn’t dance around the issue. It flat-out declares DEI initiatives not just misguided, but “illegal, demeaning, and immoral.” It states unequivocally that racial quotas and identity-based hiring schemes “deny, discredit, and undermine the traditional American values of hard work, excellence, and individual achievement.”
For decades, federal hiring has become a playground for left-wing social engineers more concerned with optics than output. The result? A bloated, ineffective government filled with paper-pushers more worried about pronouns than performance.
That’s why this plan doesn’t just stop at hiring reform—it’s a full-spectrum rejection of DEI at every level: from recruitment to promotion, training to internships. Every program infected with identity politics is being gutted, defunded, and tossed on the ash heap of failed ideas.
Recruiting Patriots, Not Activists
But this isn’t just about getting rid of the bad—it’s about bringing in the best. Under this plan, OPM’s Talent Team will launch a nationwide recruitment campaign aimed at attracting people who love this country and are ready to serve it with honor.
These will be Americans who want to make government efficient again. Who understand that their role is to serve the people, not lecture them. Who believe in the rule of law, the Constitution, and the greatness of the American republic.
OPM Acting Director Charles Ezell summed it up perfectly:
“OPM is committed to creating a federal workforce that reflects the highest standards of merit and service. This plan ensures we hire based on talent, dedication, and constitutional principles, delivering a government that works effectively for all Americans.”
The Bottom Line
This is the kind of common-sense reform that Washington has needed for decades—and once again, it’s President Trump who’s delivering it. While the left obsesses over identity boxes and “equity,” the America First movement is focused on results, competence, and a government that actually works.
Trump’s Merit Hiring Plan is a firm step toward draining the swamp—not just of political corruption, but of the DEI rot that’s infected nearly every agency in D.C.
The message to the federal bureaucracy is clear: if you’re a skilled, patriotic American who believes in hard work and the Constitution, your country needs you. But if you’re expecting to get a job just for checking the right identity boxes? Those days are over.
Finally.
