Internal CIA documents, presentation show effort to mandate DEI at the center of the intel agency

Anewly revised Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEI) strategy for the Central Intelligence Agency promises to put diversity at the center of promotion decisions and attempt to solidify programs to withstand changing administrations, according to internal documents and a public presentation by senior agency diversity official.

“We see it as the core of our mission,” CIA’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Jerry Laurienti, said of DEI in a presentation earlier this year. He delivered his remarks to the biannual business meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (DACODAI) in May.

Fred Fleitz, a former CIA agent and national security official in the Trump Administration, told Just the News that DEI initiatives are “dug in quite deep” at the agency and warns they are detrimental to the execution of the mission.

“And this DEI philosophy is dug in quite deep within our government, including at the Central Intelligence Agency. They're not promoting or hiring, giving bonuses based on merit. They're using quotas. They're using DEI to promote political outcomes,” Fleitz told the “John Solomon Reports” podcast.

Laurienti described the presentation as showing how DEI is used as a key filter for candidates for promotion to leadership positions within the intelligence agency and that DEI training is integrated at all levels of leadership, according to the recording of his presentation, meeting minutes, and a CIA slide deck reviewed by Just the News.

https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/hdinternal-cia-documents-presentation-show-effort-enshrine-dei-center