President Donald Trump’s early executive order to end federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs upended at least one team in the Treasury Department.
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The Treasury Equity Hub, formed in 2021, evaluated how effective the department’s policies and programs were at reaching all types of Americans. Removing this team could hurt further research into racial disparities in IRS enforcement, Treasury Equity Hub Director Diane Lim said. A 2023 high-profile study showed that Black taxpayers were disproportionately audited, a finding that ...