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Booz Allen reneges on WorldPride 2025 sponsorship amid DEI rollback

Booz Allen reneges on WorldPride 2025 sponsorship amid DEI rollback

Booz Allen Hamilton has withdrawn as a lead sponsor of WorldPride 2025, citing compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, reports the Washington Business Journal. The decision comes as federal contractors bow to increased scrutiny of DEI policies by the incoming administration. While

Hegseth outlines DOD priorities at Pentagon town hall

Hegseth outlines DOD priorities at Pentagon town hall

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed his top priorities for the Defense Department during a Pentagon town hall, emphasizing warfighting readiness, military rebuilding, and deterrence. Hegseth underscored a return to the "warrior ethos," stating that DOD’s mission is to deter conflict and, if necessary, "completely destroy, demoralize,

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 10 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 10 February 2025

"Federal Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE From Treasury System," Wall Street Journal "The order by Judge Paul Engelmayer, an Obama appointee, precludes officials without proper background checks and security clearances from accessing the payment system through at least next Friday, including political appointees and special government

USAID contractors Chemonics, Credence, furlough or lay off hundreds amid Trump’s foreign aid freeze

USAID contractors Chemonics, Credence, furlough or lay off hundreds amid Trump’s foreign aid freeze

Hundreds of employees at USAID contractors Chemonics International and Credence Management Solutions are facing furloughs or layoffs following President Donald Trump’s executive order pausing all foreign aid for 90 days. Chemonics, a Washington, DC-based firm with USAID contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, confirmed that it has furloughed

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Friday, 7 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Friday, 7 February 2025

"White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers," Wall Street Journal "The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers, according to people familiar with the matter. Under the order, the

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 5 February 2025

"GSA audit finds faults in FBI headquarters selection process," Washington Business Journal "It’s not immediately clear what effect the long-awaited report, which does not suggest reversing course or nixing Greenbelt, might have on the FBI headquarters search. President Donald Trump has said in the past he

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Tuesday, 4 February 2025

"20,000 federal workers take 'buyout' so far, official says," Axios "It's a significant number of people — about 1% of the federal workforce — but still substantially less than the White House's target of 5% to 10%." "Federal Workers Ordered