Federal Content Removal Timeline

Executive Order Chain Reaction Begins

• Remove gender identity references from government websites
• Strip DEI program descriptions and resources
• Freeze health, climate-science, and social-program sites
• Conduct blanket keyword searches for "forbidden terms"

Sources: Reuters, Washington Post

Agencies Begin Mass Removals

• CDC: 3,000+ pages on HIV, adolescent health
• HHS: ReproductiveRights.gov removed
• CDC: Covid.gov & CovidTests.gov taken offline
• USDA: "Climate-smart agriculture" resources vanish

Sources: Harvard SPH, EDGI

Environmental & Justice Data Purged

• EPA: EJScreen environmental justice mapping tool (March 12 OECA memo officially disables)
• DOJ: National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) - officially deleted Feb 21
• FBI: Hate crime statistics and reporting systems
• NOAA: climate.gov editorial archive sections (site shutdown announced June 11)
• ICE: Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance data and detention standards

Sources: CREW, Guardian

Research & Census Data Disappears

• Census Bureau: 3,000+ research methodology pages
• BLS: Employment situation microdata access
• DHS: Domestic extremism prevention databases
• Commerce: No FEAR Act reporting mechanisms

Sources: ACLU, MuckRock, Sunlight Foundation

Legal Challenges & Temporary Restraining Orders

• Multiple federal lawsuits filed by ACLU, Lambda Legal
• TROs issued for critical health information
• Partial restorations of CDC HIV prevention resources
• Many pages restored with "under review" disclaimers

Ongoing Documentation & Resistance ACTIVE

• 8,000+ pages documented as removed or altered
• 3,000+ datasets affected across 15+ agencies
• Archive efforts by Harvard, EDGI, Internet Archive
• Congressional oversight hearings being demanded