Oh, man, brenda, that's rough.

{{{ND}}} I hope it's under control soon and everyone's ok

Woo boarding!

Safe and fun travels, Hec and Matilda!!!

We just got this email from the new acting director of OPM:

Dear OPM Employees,

We are taking steps to close all agency DEIA offices and end all DEIA-related contracts in accordance with President Trump’s executive orders titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination.

We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language. If you are aware of a change in any contract description or personnel position description since November 5, 2024, to obscure the connection between the contract and DEIA or similar ideologies, please report all facts and circumstances to DEIAtruth@opm.gov within 10 days.

There will be no adverse consequences for timely reporting this information. However, failure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse consequences.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Chuck Ezell Acting Director U.S. Office of Personnel Management

flea, fingers crossed that you DH's meeting was nbd.

Even the last time, I didn't feel this personally attacked. Like, people LIKE our agency! We do good work! And yet we now have someone in charge who wants me, personally, to go away, and all my team too. Doesn't care if hazardous waste contaminates the Bay or the salmon fishery is destroyed. Doesn't care if historic houses fall into ruin, or children are exposed to lead paint. Some of them actively want me to be miserable and upset so that I will quit.

It's really unsettling, and yet leadership expects us to just... keep doing the job. It's hard. I don't think the uniformed personnel get it, they're not under threat the same way (except for the trans members, anyway).

lisah, I continue to be surprised that I can be surprised.

That anyone is willing to distribute notices with such unprofessional and partisan language, within the agency. I'd forgotten what it was like.

Funny thing: I was coming up on my three-year cycle to retake the agency Civil Rights training. I wonder if it will be cancelled. Probably, because the folks who give it will be suspended.

Christ, these people are assholes.

Safety-ma for your people, ND!

Yeah, he could have just said, in accordance with presidential order we are taking steps to close DEi offices. Contact X for more information.

But no. And the soliciting people to snitch!!! Jesus

Wow lisah that is shitty.

Brenda that is ALSO shitty. Damn.

Safety-ma for your people, ND!

Have heard back that all of the folks that were up at our warehouse are safely away.

Oh thank goodness, ND

Mr fleas meeting resulted in nothing for now. He is trying to get officially attached to the office in Narragansett, which is a lot closer to us than Ohio but still a hell of a commute.

Mr flea feels like you, Connie. People feel various things about the EPA but his work is basically “let’s have safe drinking water and keep sewage out of rivers and the ocean.” It’s one of the less controversial messages.