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NASA Ordered to Remove Anything About 'Women in Leadership' from Its Websites


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NASA is working to comply with President Donald Trump’s crusade targeting diversity and inclusion at federal agencies, reportedly scrapping key terms from its websites related to accessibility, indigenous people, women, and other topics deemed “wasteful” by the current administration. In a memo sent out on January 22, NASA employees were ordered to “scrub” mentions certain terms from the agency’s websites by end of day, according to 404 Media. “These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,” NASA’s acting administrator Janet Petro wrote in a memo sent out to agency employees on January 22.

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