A Biden appointee who advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the intelligence community will serve as acting director of national intelligence while the White House awaits Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation, according to reports. It turns out.
Former DNI Principal Deputy Stacey Dixon has been selected by Trump’s transition team to serve as acting DNI, Politico reported. Dixon was appointed by President Joe Biden as chief DNI deputy but was also a member of the intelligence community during the Trump administration.
Tulsi Gabbard’s DNI confirmation hearing has not yet been scheduled by the Senate. Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence had yet to meet with Gabbard as recently as two weeks ago, weeks after she was announced as President Trump’s nominee.
One person said the committee’s top Democrat, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, took more than a month to respond to emails from Gabbard’s team and other Democrats on the committee He claimed to the caller that he was preventing him from meeting with someone. . Warner claimed that Gabbard’s paperwork was not up to date, but Gabbard’s team accused Democrats of “playing politics.”
People familiar with the transition told the outlet that Dixon is seen as “less partisan” than the DNI deputy director when it comes to integrating missions. morgan muirDixon has made DEI a focus in the past. (Related: ‘It’s a big deal’ – CIA Director John Ratcliffe could be one of President Trump’s top picks)
on wednesday, @NGA_GEOINTStacey Dixon, Deputy Director, visited DIA to discuss the value of diversity and inclusion.
“Diversity is great, but it doesn’t matter if people don’t feel like they can bring their ideas to the table. Inclusion is just as important.” #blackhistorymonth pic.twitter.com/l4mH9CmPq8
— DIA (@ DefenseIntel) February 21, 2020
Dixon used to provided From 2019 to 2021, he served as Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); Activities of the Intelligence Advanced Research Project (IARPA), Intelligence Community Research Division.
Dixon said at the 2019 HORIZONS Scholarship Celebration Event that one of the reasons he accepted the NGA Deputy Director position was because he intended to:[work] about diversity and inclusion.” C4ISRNET.
She noted that 32 percent of the agency’s employees are women. (Related: Gabbard’s team accuses Senate Democrats of ‘playing politics’ by disrupting confirmation session)
“We also need to focus on diversity and inclusion,” Dixon said, adding that it was “crucial to national security,” the newspaper reported. According to C4ISRNET, authorities have accelerated recruitment efforts for women and minorities.
In 2020, Dixon was inducted into the Executive Mosaic Wash 100 Award Hall of Fame for her diversity advocacy work within NGA and GovCon Wire. reported. The organization praised her “commitment to NGA’s education programs, commitment to diversity, and advancing the future of space exploration,” the magazine said.
The Daily Caller reached out to Trump’s transition team, but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
Intelligence agencies have been heavily criticized for prioritizing diversity efforts, especially in the wake of the New Year’s terrorist attacks. (Related: Biden Justice Department completes ‘equity’ blueprint to destroy police and fire departments)
Six months ago, the FBI office in New Orleans was holding a DEI recruiting event. Instead, shouldn’t they have focused more on hiring talented people who are good at catching terrorists?
Hiring just to “increase diversity” is a threat to national security for everyone. DEI must end. pic.twitter.com/NabQ6t6Bmn
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 1, 2025
The New Orleans FBI office is a strong supporter of DEI, and former agents have pointed to the Biden administration’s political agenda as a potential factor in allowing ISIS terrorist suspects to evade the FBI’s radar.
The FBI confirmed to the whistleblower that it had closed its DEI office in December.
