Since early 2024, DOD has cut nearly 200 DEI-related jobs: Report

Defense Secretary mistakenly shares screenshot of article contradicting his self-praise

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a screenshot on Friday on the social platform X of an article about the elimination of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) roles at the Department of Defense (DOD), with the caption, "As we said from day one: DEI is DEAD at DOD."The headline of the article published in Defense One on Thursday, included in Hegseth's screenshot, reads, "There’s no more DEI at DOD, watchdog finds." However, the secretary …

There’s no more DEI at DOD, watchdog finds

But most of the roles were eliminated last year by an act of Congress.

Since early 2024, DOD has cut nearly 200 DEI-related jobs: Report

Since early 2024, the Defense Department has cut or restructured 188 jobs that once managed its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts — including under President Trump’s 2025 push to dismantle federal DEI efforts — according to a Government Accountability Office report released Thursday.No DEI-related jobs are expected to remain in the U.S. military after the end of April, the congressional watchdog said in a letter to the top R…