DEI-Tasked Intelligence Officers Denied Order Shielding Jobs

Feb. 27, 2025, 4:09 PM UTC

Several US intelligence officers lost their bid for a court order preventing the Trump administration from firing them as part of a government-wide dismantling of work related to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs.

Nineteen workers sought a federal court order temporarily blocking the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Central Intelligence Agency from terminating their jobs or putting them on leave without pay.

Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia converted their request to one for a more lasting injunction, then in a bench ruling denied that relief on ...

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