ADThe White House directives attempt to create significant penalties for federal agencies that don’t comply, which is one reason that some agencies are scrambling to understand what to do. For example, the order and memo purport to allow agency officials to discipline employees who approve certain training sessions. And the OMB memo also encourages federal employees to report such training to agency inspector general offices. “Contractors who are found to have provided training for agency employees that teaches, advocates, or promotes the divisive concepts specified in the E.O. A senior administration official said the White House had been “extraordinary clear” about how agencies should proceed in the memos and executive order.

Source: Washington Post September 30, 2020 13:01 UTC