
Border Agents Ordered Not to Attend Diversity Events, Official Says
Customs and Border Protection has quietly ordered its agents to steer clear of events hosted by organizations that support women or minority groups in law enforcement.
Customs and Border Protection has quietly ordered its agents to steer clear of events hosted by organizations that support women or minority groups in law enforcement.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Wednesday that it’s committed to increasing the number of women who work for the agency.
The FBI will focus on diversity as it plans to hire 900 new special agents over the next year.
Scott McMillion, a 34-year veteran of the FBI, was appointed to serve as the bureau’s first chief diversity officer.
Most people have never heard of James Wormley Jones.
The FBI’s failure to diversify its ranks is a “huge operational risk” that diminishes the bureau’s ability to protect and serve the public, a senior official told the Pacific Standard.
FBI Director James Comey said the bureau has “a crisis” because of the decline of minorities working for the bureau.
The number of minority FBI agents continues to decline, but bureau Director James Comey pledged to reverse that trend.