President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a review of all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees in “critical safety positions” to ensure they are properly qualified.
In a presidential memorandum, Trump said that the Transportation Secretary and FAA Administrator would begin evaluating FAA employees in safety positions and replace them if necessary. The review comes after a string of airline safety incidents and close calls over the last few years.
In the memo, Trump said that the FAA had “betrayed its mission by elevating dangerous discrimination over excellence” during the Biden administration. The agency reportedly recruited employees with “severe intellectual” disabilities and other mental and physical challenges under a diversity and inclusion hiring strategy.
“For example, prior to my Inauguration, the FAA Diversity and Inclusion website revealed that the…
