IBM has agreed to pay $17 million to the Department of Justice (Diversity Equity and Inclusion Programs) to settle claims that its diversity, equity and inclusion programs were discriminatory and unlawful. This is the first resolution reached under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, a unit formed by the Trump administration that uses a Civil War-era law to crack down on DEI programs. The federal government alleged that IBM maintained practices deemed "discriminatory" and that it identified "diverse" candidates when considering promotions and offered special training and development programs only to certain staffers on the basis of race or sex. The settlement acknowledges that IBM cooperated with the government's investigation by making early disclosures and taking voluntary remedial measures, including ending or modifying violative programs. However, the size of the settlement is not enough for IBM, which is valued at over $200 billion.