Deloitte Resolves DEI Probe with $21.5 Million Settlement

Deloitte will pay $21.5 million to settle DOJ claims it discriminated in DEI programs tied to federal contracts, part of a broader False Claims Act inquiry; the company denies liability and does not admit wrongdoing, while a whistleblower group, Alliance for Equal Rights, will receive $4.3 million; Indiana also settled for $1.2 million. The case signals intensified government scrutiny of DEI initiatives in government contracting under the Trump administration.