On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he ordered all federal agencies to terminate all of their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and all DEI offices and positions, including “chief diversity officer” positions. One federal agency, the American Battle Monuments Commission, appeared to disobey that order until it came under scrutiny.
Although Trump issued his order on Jan. 20, the American Battle Monuments Commission’s website and organizational chart still prominently displayed that Priscilla Rayson held the position of “chief diversity officer” until this Monday evening.
Its website also featured a statement by Rayson saying that DEI is important to the agency’s mission and success: “Although much work has been done to implement DEIA [diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility] in the workplace, there is still more work to be done…
