> related, the implication is that "DEI" is getting fired,

No. the implication is that DEI policies are being watered down or removed

I accept your interpretation and disagree.

Respectfully, I disagree. I immediately thought they were firing all DEI related people just like the entire federal government.

Also:

Purge: remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way.