Pentagon Gets Diversity Watchdog in Bill Passed Over Trump Veto
- Efforts to stamp out extremist behavior are part of new role
- Watchdog will help ‘keep the heat’ on military, Speier says
Source: U.S. Army
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Defense legislation passed in spite of President Donald Trump’s veto will bring a heightened focus on diversity issues and efforts to combat white supremacy and extremist behavior within the U.S. military.
Along with billions of dollars for new weapons systems and a pay raise for troops, a new deputy inspector general’s position was created by the bipartisan defense authorization bill to carry out audits, investigations and evaluations of military personnel policies, programs and systems to ensure they address diversity priorities.