House Judiciary Committee Launches Inquiry Into FBI’s DEI-Based Hiring Practices

Published on May 7, 2024

The House Judiciary Committee has launched an inquiry into the FBI’s hiring practices involving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, dated May 6, committee chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) raised concerns that lowering recruitment standards due to DEI initiatives has resulted in hiring unqualified candidates for the bureau, posing potential national security threats. Mr. Jordan said since the bureau implemented President Joe Biden’s executive order promoting DEI initiatives, the FBI has struggled to recruit qualified applicants. “This is likely due to the FBI re-focusing its recruitment efforts on DEI statistics,” the letter reads....

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