{"id":2198710,"date":"2024-03-13T18:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T22:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-state-department-forced-to-disclose-multi-million-dollar-cost-of-bidens-diversity-agenda\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T18:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T22:33:38","slug":"exclusive-state-department-forced-to-disclose-multi-million-dollar-cost-of-bidens-diversity-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-state-department-forced-to-disclose-multi-million-dollar-cost-of-bidens-diversity-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Biden&#8217;s Diversity Plan&#8217;s Multi-Million Dollar Price Tag Detailed by State Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-state-department-forced-to-disclose-multi-million-dollar-cost-of-bidens-diversity-agenda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2198710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Scrutiny Over State Department&#8217;s DEI Spending Increases<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s been disclosed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-calls-on-iran-to-end-dangerous-nuclear-buildup\/\" title=\"State Dept. Calls on Iran to End \u2018Dangerous\u2019 Nuclear Buildup\">confidential report<\/a> to Congress that the State Department,\u200b under President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration, has deployed a staggering $77 million in taxpayer funds towards diversity, equity, inclusion,\u200d and accessibility (DEI) initiatives in just two years. And that figure is set to soar even higher.<\/p>\n<h3>Fiscal Transparency Mandated by \u2064Congress<\/h3>\n<p>In a wave of transparency demanded by\u200d a\u2063 clause in last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-adds-socially-conservative-riders-to-government-health-funding-bill\/\" title=\"House GOP adds socially conservative riders to government health funding bill\">fiscal bill<\/a>, the administration laid bare its DEI expenses.\u2064 This \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-navy-detected-the-titanic-submersibles-implosion-5-days-ago-but-it-was-kept-quiet-report\/\" title=\"Navy detected Titanic submersible's implosion 5 days ago, but kept it quiet: Report.\">exclusive report reveals<\/a> \u2062a commitment of $77 million towards these efforts, with a particular concentration in the Bureau of Global Talent Management, emphasizing the \u200daim to \u200ccultivate a <strong>&#8220;diverse,\u2064 talented, and inclusive \u200cworkforce.&#8221;<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<h3>The Scope\u200b of DEI Spending<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>The funds we&#8217;re discussing have been funneled specifically\u200b to the \u200bBureau, yet an undisclosed \u200breserve of &#8216;central \u200bfunds&#8217; bankrolls a dozen full-time employees in the\u2064 Office of Diversity and Inclusion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The provision that brought this to light, driven by Congressional leaders, \u2064suggests that there&#8217;s a deep penetration of DEIA ideology across every arm of the State Department in the Biden era. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) asserts\u2062 that such significant outlay on DEI sends a stark message of adherence to the prevailing ideology to \u2064all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency declaration ahead of decision in Jacob Blake case\">department employees<\/a>, potentially impacting promotions.\n<\/p>\n<h3>Upward\u200d Trend in DEI \u200dSupport<\/h3>\n<p>Forecasts indicate \u200can upward trajectory in the administration&#8217;s \u200dcommitment to DEI,\u2062 with a request for up\u200d to $83 million earmarked for fiscal\u2062 year\u2064 2024, which would result in an enormous 3-year total of $160 million dedicated to \u200bthese initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not tracking the DEI spend\u200d in 2021, the State Department has\u200b been adamant about the necessity of their DEI investments, arguing that it aligns with the non-discrimination obligations under \u200bU.S. \u200claw, reinforcing their\u2063 position by\u200b citing it as a <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-unveils-strategy-to-combat-domestic-terrorism-labels-white-supremacy-as-lethal-threat\/\" title=\"Biden admin unveils strategy to combat \u2018domestic terrorism,\u2019 labels white supremacy as \u2018lethal\u2019 threat\">national security imperative<\/a>.&#8221;<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>This, however, might not reflect\u2062 the entirety of the department&#8217;s DEI-related disbursements. The revealed figures could merely be the tip\u2064 of the iceberg.<\/p>\n<h3>DEI Initiatives: Beyond \u2063the Basics<\/h3>\n<p>The State Department&#8217;s efforts transcend mere compliance with non-discrimination standards. Internationally, through the Global Equality Fund and the work \u200dof the Special Envoy to\u2062 Advance the Human Rights of LBGTQI+ Persons, the U.S. champions \u200dthe human rights of marginalized communities. \u200bDomestically, a call for greater inclusivity echoes within the halls of bureaucracy, symbolized by a comprehensive Equity Action Plan that argues for equity \u200bas a cornerstone of foreign policy.\n<\/p>\n<h3>A Look Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>While the current administration pursues its DEI agenda with financial vigor, past administration officials suggest that a potential \u200cshift in \u2063power come 2024\u200d could prompt a significant revamping of the\u200d federal government&#8217;s \u200dstance\u200c on such policies.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>From pledges of \u2064substantial budgets to DEI\u200d offices to advocating\u200b for equality on worldwide stages,<\/strong> it remains to be\u200c seen how these investments will shape the\u200d internal and external policies of the United States, and \u200dwhether the escalating fiscal focus on diversity and inclusion will persist in the years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Department reports to Congress: $77 million from taxpayers spent on diversity initiatives over two years, with plans to surpass this amount in Biden&#8217;s term&#8217;s final year due to a mandate from the previous year&#8217;s budget legislation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":503,"featured_media":2198711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-10-e1709579799234.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2198710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/Untitled-design-10-e1709579799234.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2198710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/503"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2198710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2198710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2198711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2198710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2198710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2198710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}