The Trump administration, expecting the number of cuts so far to be greater, ordered federal agencies to find more diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) workers and programs to ax, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The Department of Government Efficiency posted Wednesday that 85 DEIA-related contracts totaling roughly $1 billion had been terminated across federal agencies since President Donald Trump first ordered the cuts. However, the administration instructed agencies to identify more people who worked in DEIA areas to cut, according to the Journal report.

Trump on Jan. 22, two days after being sworn in, signed an executive order that federal employees working in diversity offices were to be placed on paid leave and all government diversity programs were to be halted. Agencies began removing DEI guidance from web pages and canceling staff trainings.

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