On Tuesday, the Department of Labor announced that it has slashed $400 million in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-related spending from the American Rescue Plan Act by terminating grants through its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. The decision comes as the agency claims the funds were wasted on projects focused on equitable access instead of modernizing the unemployment system. The Department of Labor stated that DOGE has terminated all of its Unemployment Insurance (UI) ARPA grants, totaling around $40,000 in savings, which it said addresses an unemployment system that has been in an