{"id":2230370,"date":"2024-04-25T17:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putting-the-dei-in-the-dib\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T17:56:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:56:25","slug":"putting-the-dei-in-the-dib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putting-the-dei-in-the-dib\/","title":{"rendered":"Incorporating DEI into DIB"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/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%2Fputting-the-dei-in-the-dib%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=2230370&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--><p>Defense experts and policymakers \u200dare assessing the US&#8217;s \u200creadiness for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-ex-colleague-of-hunter-bidens-lawyer-to-temporarily-run-doj-criminal-division\/\" title=\"Biden Taps Ex-Colleague Of Hunter Biden\u2019s Lawyer To Temporarily Run DOJ Criminal Division\">potential conflict<\/a> if Xi Jinping invades Taiwan, drawing parallels to past \u2064wartime mobilizations. There is a shift in \u2063priorities towards global\u2062 defense \u200cchallenges, with \u200da focus on diversity, equity, \u2062and inclusion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">defense industrial base<\/a>. Kathy Warden, head of Northrop Grumman, now leads Catalyst, promoting \u2062gender equity. The need to accelerate B-21\u200d bomber production\u200d due to \u200cdelays is emphasized.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t(Woohae Cho\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Defense experts and sensible law and policymakers are focused on whether the United States can get itself on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-director-speaks-out-on-reopening-schools\/\" title=\"CDC director speaks out on reopening schools\">war footing<\/a> if Xi Jinping invades Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Comparisons have been drawn to Franklin Roosevelt\u2019s &#8220;Arsenal of Democracy&#8221; and the &#8220;greatest generation&#8221; that mobilized America\u2019s industrial might into a defense industrial base (DIB) that could equip the militaries of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union simultaneously during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>But this generation has different priorities than ensuring that Ukraine beats back Russian aggression, Israel defeats Hamas, and Taiwan deters a revanchist China. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-era-defense-leaders-should-testify-on-capitol-riot-response-sen-peters\/\" title=\"Trump-Era Defense Leaders Should Testify on Capitol Riot Response: Sen. Peters\">defense leaders<\/a> are focused on putting the D-E-I in the D-I-B.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the head of one of America\u2019s defense giants, Kathy Warden of Northrop Grumman, was named chair of the board of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/catalyst-welcomes-northrop-grumman-ceo-kathy-warden-as-new-board-chair-302120459.html#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%2C%20April%2018%2C%202024,woman%20to%20chair%20the%20Board.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalyst<\/a>, a global nonprofit promoting gender equity and workplace inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Warden should be focused on ramping up B-21 bomber production given the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-03-16\/b-21-stealth-bomber-s-first-flight-slips-in-pentagon-update?embedded-checkout=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> program\u2019s delays<\/a>. And one would think the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/northrop-grumman-1-56-billion-loss-b-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> $1.5 billion charge<\/a> her shareholders took as a result of inflation and supply chain issues also merits attention.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Warden and Catalyst are spearheading a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst.org\/?RefID=press_release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global DEI transformation<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst.org\/reports\/empathy-antiracism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leveraging empathy to build antiracist organizations<\/a>.&#8221; Other Catalyst initiatives encourage business leaders to explore &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst.org\/2024\/04\/08\/tanya-talaga-seven-fallen-feathers-book-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indigenous life in Canada<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst.org\/topics\/engaging-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flexible masculinities at work<\/a>,&#8221; while a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst.org\/research\/webinar-recording-still-making-the-case-for-dei-drop-the-spreadsheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">webinar<\/a> from the nonprofit says DEI &#8220;shouldn&#8217;t require a bottom-line justification.&#8221;\t<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2023\/03\/dod-rejiggers-96-billion-sentinel-icbm-program-to-minimize-delay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> $96 billion Sentinel<\/a> ICBM program that Northrop Grumman is developing is at least<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/2024-03\/news\/sentinel-icbm-exceeds-projected-cost-37-percent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 37 percent over budget<\/a> and two years late. It could actually be canceled as part of a congressionally mandated review process for programs that have fallen woefully behind.<\/p>\n<p>Not to worry, though. Last month, at Catalyst&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst.org\/2024\/03\/14\/2024-catalyst-awards-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">annual awards show<\/a>, Hillary Clinton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalyst.org\/solution\/hillary-clinton-catalyst-awards-gender-parity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offered attendees<\/a> &#8220;practical advice on how to challenge systemic barriers&#8221; and achieve &#8220;gender parity.&#8221; Can you hear Xi cowering in fear?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid concerns of a potential invasion by Xi Jinping, defense experts and policymakers are examining the US readiness for war. Parallels are made to Roosevelt&#8217;s &#8220;Arsenal of Democracy&#8221; era, where the &#8220;greatest generation&#8221; galvanized America&#8217;s industrial strength into a robust defense industrial base (DIB)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208,"featured_media":2230371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uss-ronald-reagan-carrier-strike-group-makes-port-call-in-busan-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2230370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/uss-ronald-reagan-carrier-strike-group-makes-port-call-in-busan-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230370","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\/208"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2230370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2230371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2230370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2230370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2230370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}