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The Defense Intelligence Agency has ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day and other "special observances" to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order, according to a memo obtained by NBC News.

The memo listed 11 observances that are now banned. It also said that all affinity groups and "employee networking groups" are immediately on pause.

The directive comes as the Trump administration has made it a top priority to go after any programs perceived to be related to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government.

The DIA did not immediately return a request for comment.

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Last week, the Justice Department sent a memo to staff announcing the closure of all of its DEI programs, saying, "These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination."

On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order that outlined "the termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and 'diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility' (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government."

A similar email went out from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week, notifying employees that all affinity groups, also known as employee resource groups, were "being disbanded and special observances are being canceled.”

Employee resource groups, which exist in both the public and private sectors, are voluntary, employee-led groups for people with similar backgrounds or life experiences. Common groups include ones for Native Americans, LGBTQ people, Black employees, women and veterans, among others.

Other agencies have also ended their ERGs, including DOJ Pride, the Justice Department's LGBTQ employee resource group that has been around for 30 years.

Juneteenth was established as a federal holiday just four years ago, during the Biden administration. Also known as Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day and Jubilee Day, the holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.

It was the first federal holiday created since 1983, when Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established.