‘The days of using federal funds to further discrimination are over’: IBM to pay $17 million in first-of-its-kind ‘Civil Rights Fraud Initiative’ settlement – Trump administration anti-DEI push seeks to strip businesses of ‘inherently divisive policies’

TechRadar | the technology experts [Unofficial] April 14, 2026

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The first settlement claim under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative will see IBM pay $17 million to the US government.