NASA employees asked to implement these massive changes in work communication after Trump's executive order

As a part of its crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion practices within the federal government, US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) employees have been directed to remove all pronouns from emails and other applications in an email sent to all staff members, according to a report in NPR. The email was sent in response to executive orders from the Trump administration, including one titled ""Defending women from gender ideology and extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government."

The order was signed by President Trump on the day he entered office, and among other things, calls on agencies to "end the Federal funding of gender ideology."

NASA disables features that allows users to add pronouns

"In response to the Executive Orders, NASA has disabled features in id.nasa.gov and Teams that allows users to add pronouns in their display name in Microsoft Outlook and Teams," the email reads. "For users who have previously added pronouns to their display name, those pronouns will be automatically removed from the system this week."


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"In addition," the email says, "NASA has adopted a uniform signature block for emails that are sent using any nasa.gov email address. All users (civil servants, contractors, and grantees) must modify their signature block to follow the appropriate signature block… the signature block should not include additional embellishment."

The outlet 404 media, an independent journalist-founded media website, has reported that NASA employees were required to "drop everything" and remove a list of words from public facing websites including "Indigenous people" and "Anything specifically targeting women (women in leadership, etc.)."

Remove references to gender ideology

The directives come after the White House's office of personnel management gave instructions to department and agency heads. An order was issued to remove references to gender ideology from all official materials, including emails. They were also ordered to take down any websites or other public-facing materials that reference gender identity, and ensure that bathrooms in federal buildings were designated for biological males and females.

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The email also announced changes to email signatures. "Nasa has adopted a uniform signature block for emails that are sent using any Nasa.gov email address. All users (civil servants, contractors, and grantees) must modify their signature block to follow the appropriate signature block… the signature block should not include additional embellishment." This change is part of Nasa’s effort to comply with the White House's directives regarding content within government systems.

Trump's crackdown on DEI

Earlier this month, employees across multiple federal agencies were directed to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, according to internal memos obtained by ABC News. The move follows executive orders signed by former President Donald Trump on his first day in office, aiming to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government.

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The swift implementation of these policies marks one of the most aggressive moves yet in Trump’s ongoing efforts to reshape federal government practices, particularly regarding diversity, inclusion, and gender identity.