New Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently confirmed that the Pentagon will be implementing a mandate to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies from his agency.
In a post on X over the weekend, Hegseth wrote: “The President’s guidance (lawful orders) is clear: No more DEI at [the Department of Defense]. The Pentagon will comply, immediately. No exceptions, name-changes, or delays.”
The move comes as part of a push by President Donald Trump to remove DEI from branches of the federal government, arguing in orders that they are discriminatory and unfair. While the president had signed an order to remove DEI personnel across the federal government, various agencies and staff have received emails from their respective heads of department to root out any DEI divisions that had recently been renamed….