The move is one of many executive actions focused on the federal workforce enacted since Trump took office Monday afternoon. His other actions addressed DEI hiring more broadly, froze hiring in most executive agencies and directed a return to in-person work for many federal employees, among other directives.

A desk has been set up on stage for Trump to sign some of the first executive orders of his administration. The venue holds roughly 20,000 people. The crowd booed loudly when Trump brought up Joe Biden's last-minute pardons for members of his family.