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 all its platforms. According to a report by CNN, … Read more
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 the need to “align with emerging government client practices … Read more
Washington: Since taking office on Jan. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government and the private sector. While Trump’s orders have been celebrated by some supporters and allies, they have been criticized by advocacy groups who say they … Read more
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 remarks have ignited a heated debate about the role … Read more
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 will chill efforts to create a fairer country, dismantling … Read more