State Department cuts DEI-based performance evaluations

State Department Directs Embassies to Fly Only US Flags

The State Department has directed embassies to fly no flags other than the U.S. flag, according to a cable obtained by The Epoch Times. The cable from Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that “only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or otherwise publicly displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content.” It says that “no symbol or affiliation marking other than those authori…

Biden State Dept. DEI Chief Asked: How Did It Advance US Interests Abroad?

By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | April 08, 2025 The former head of diversity and inclusion at former President Joe Biden’s State Department was asked point blank at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing Tuesday to justify diversity, equity, and inclusion in American foreign policy. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, who was chief diversity and inclusion officer at the State Department under Biden, testified before the Oversight and Intell…

State Department cuts DEI-based performance evaluations, returns to merit

The Trump administration's Department of State terminated performance evaluations based on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, according to the Department of Government Efficiency on Monday.In a post on social media, the DOGE stated it discovered that 20% of foreign service officers' performance evaluations were based on DEI under the former Biden administration.'Now our incredible Foreign Service Officers will be evaluated on true …

The Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) and the State Department worked closely together to eliminate the requirement that the performance of foreign service officials be assessed on the basis of the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). This change puts an end to a measure established during the Biden Administration, which ruled that 20% of diplomatic performance evaluations should be based on efforts related to DEI.]]>

DOGE helps State Department eliminate Biden admin's DEI performance evaluation requirement

DOGE and the State Department will evaluate foreign service officers on merit instead of DEI requirements from the Biden administration that accounted for 20% of the evaluation.

Dem Controlled States Line Up to Defy Dept of Ed in Getting DEI out of the Schools – IOTW Report

EdWeek Meanwhile, nine states, all with Democratic governors, have said they don’t intend to comply, with some questioning the Education Department’s authority to request such a certification and noting that