Get the latest tech news

NASA moves swiftly to end DEI programs, ask employees to “report” violations | "Failure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse consequences."


“Failure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse consequences.”…

In explaining NASA's position, Petro said of the agency's existing DEIA activities, "These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination." As of Tuesday, all external communication from agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the NIH, Centers for Disease Control, and the Food and Drug Administration, were put on hold. Should the hold last for any significant amount of time, it will have severe ripple effects, as arranging the peer review panels that evaluate grants involves complicated scheduling and travel, so the delays may persist for considerably longer.

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/technology

Read more on:

Photo of NASA

NASA

Photo of employees

employees

Photo of information

information

Related news:

News photo

SoftBank, OpenAI Plan $19 Billion Each for Stargate, Information Reports

News photo

NASA spacewalkers to swab the ISS for microbial life

News photo

Hackers exploit 16 zero-days on first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025