NASA has dropped its plan to put the first woman and person of colour on the moon to comply with US President Donald Trump’s recent directive to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices at federal agencies. The space agency has deleted the DEI promise from…
Pentagon Deletes Articles About Holocaust, 9/11 Amid Trump’s DEI Mandate
The US Department of Defense has removed or plans to purge thousands of articles about the Holocaust, 9/11 terrorist attacks, cancer awareness and sexual assault among others from Pentagon websites as the department adhered to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s order to scrub “diversity” content from…
After Trump Diktat, Deloitte Orders Workers To Remove Gender Pronouns
Last week, Deloitte US has implemented changes to its policies, affecting employees working on government contracts and the company’s diversity and inclusion programs. The Big Four firm has asked consultants in its government and public services practice to remove gender pronouns from their email signatures, citing…
Trump Blames “Diversity Policies” Under Obama, Biden After Chopper-Plane Crash
Washington: US President Donald Trump blamed diversity policies implemented during the Obama and Biden administrations for compromising air safety standards. This statement came after a devastating mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter, resulting in no survivors. Trump’s…
In Trump Era, Diversity Turns Bogeyman From Marker Of Professionalism
Washington: For President Donald Trump’s allies, his crackdown on the “illegal and immoral discrimination” of equal opportunities programs reflects a shifting US electorate that has lost patience with ineffective and performative political correctness. For Trump critics, however, it is a frontal assault on civil rights that…