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US Intel Agencies Need to Focus Intensely on ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,’ Intelligence Chief Says US News | The Epoch Times https://ift.tt/bhBrRXD During a March 9 hearing of the House Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines expressed the need for intel agencies to focus more intensely on “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” The hearing was called by Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) to discuss global threats. Haines took the opportunity to make comments about the need for the intelligence community (IC) to hire more minorities on the basis of their race. Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.) addressed the issue of “workforce development” in questioning to Haines. Citing earlier comments from David Petraeus, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency, Carson contended that minorities were underrepresented in the IC.... March 10, 2023 at 11:02PM https://ift.tt/4Lcu1B3 Joseph Lord https://ift.tt/hjCWUVl