The Department of Homeland Security has issued a memo to all employees announcing the closure of the agency’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility offices, and ending any remaining DEI-related contracts.

The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions of taxpayer dollars seeking to keep the nation safe.

The Department of Homeland Security is firing all the members of its various advisory committees, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The January 20 message, signed by Acting Secretary Benjamine C.