IBM to pay $17 million to settle US government probe over DEI

IBM has agreed to pay $17 million to settle a US government probe over the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices, which President Donald Trump’s administration has cracked down on during his second term ‌in office.

The ⁠settlement ⁠marks the first resolution from the US Department of Justice’s unit formed last year called the “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” to crack down on DEI policies using a civil anti-fraud law.