{"id":168600,"date":"2025-04-18T08:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=168600"},"modified":"2025-04-18T08:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:47:42","slug":"dod-dei-purge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=168600","title":{"rendered":"DOD DEI Purge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Five-Sided Wind Tunnel<\/em><\/p>\n

A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion position is defined as one that was established for the purpose of influencing hiring or employment practices or promoting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, or ethnicity.<\/p>\n

Since early 2024, DOD has cut nearly 200 DEI-related jobs: Report<\/h3>\n

By Stephen Losey<\/strong>
\nSince early 2024, the Defense Department has cut or restructured 188 jobs that once managed its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts \u2014 including under President Trump\u2019s 2025 push to dismantle federal DEI efforts \u2014 according to a Government Accountability Office report released Thursday.<\/p>\n

No DEI-related jobs are expected to remain in the U.S. military after the end of April, the congressional watchdog said in a letter to the top Republicans and Democrats on Congress\u2019s armed services committees.<\/p>\n

According to GAO, the cuts to DEI-related jobs occurred in two waves: The first in 2024, as part of a provision included in that year\u2019s National Defense Authorization Act, and then this year as a result of the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on DEI in the military.
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\nBefore those cuts, the department had six DEI employees in the Senior Executive Service (SES) and 24 at the highest General Schedule grade, GS-15.<\/p>\n

Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n

SES’ers are Flag Officer equivalent. Political appointees come and go, but they serve unelected for decades. This is a very good start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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