"NASA staff are calling on Elon Musk to 'clean house' as it is revealed the agency blew millions of taxpayer money on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Spending reports from 2020 to 2024 showed NASA awarded grants to universities and consulting firms to support 'environmental justice' and initiatives that 'embrace greater diversity and inclusive practices.'
LMI consulting received over $2 million in 2023 for NASA to 'embark on a venture to incorporate and deeply engrain diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility in the culture and business.'
Another $3 million went to Booze Allen Hamilton in March to support NASA's 'office of diversity and equal opportunity DEI data analytic specialty,' and $ 7 million was announced last month for six 'minority-serving institutions.'
Amid these expenditures, staff have voiced concerns online about budget shortages, citing struggles with 'limited funds' due to 'wasteful spending.' Software engineer Kyle Sorensen told he hopes Musk will 'clean house.'
Musk, along with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, was tapped to lead the Department of Government Efficiency that aims to 'slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure Federal Agencies.'
A former NASA employee told http://DailyMail.com that NASA's DEI is 'destroying America's ability to compete with China in space because the Biden-Harris administration will only fund programs that feature it.'
NASA receives, on average, about 0.4 percent of what the US government spends each year, but is still given a budget of at least $20 billion.
While the space agency has dished out millions for DEI, it's data showed it generated more than $75.6 billion economic output across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., in fiscal year 2023.
Yet, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) laid off five percent, 325 employees, of its workforce this week and a previous 530 that were let go in February.
The American space agency began incorporating diversity and equal employment opportunity elements into supervisors' performance plans in 2005 but did not hold leaders fully accountable until 2021.
This shift coincided with the Biden-Harris Administration's executive order, emphasizing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within the federal workforce.
"NASA staff are calling on Elon Musk to 'clean house' as it is revealed the agency blew millions of taxpayer money on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Spending reports from 2020 to 2024 showed NASA awarded grants to universities and consulting firms to support 'environmental justice' and initiatives that 'embrace greater diversity and inclusive practices.'
LMI consulting received over $2 million in 2023 for NASA to 'embark on a venture to incorporate and deeply engrain diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility in the culture and business.'
Another $3 million went to Booze Allen Hamilton in March to support NASA's 'office of diversity and equal opportunity DEI data analytic specialty,' and $ 7 million was announced last month for six 'minority-serving institutions.'
Amid these expenditures, staff have voiced concerns online about budget shortages, citing struggles with 'limited funds' due to 'wasteful spending.' Software engineer Kyle Sorensen told he hopes Musk will 'clean house.'
Musk, along with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, was tapped to lead the Department of Government Efficiency that aims to 'slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure Federal Agencies.'
A former NASA employee told http://DailyMail.com that NASA's DEI is 'destroying America's ability to compete with China in space because the Biden-Harris administration will only fund programs that feature it.'
NASA receives, on average, about 0.4 percent of what the US government spends each year, but is still given a budget of at least $20 billion.
While the space agency has dished out millions for DEI, it's data showed it generated more than $75.6 billion economic output across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., in fiscal year 2023.
Yet, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) laid off five percent, 325 employees, of its workforce this week and a previous 530 that were let go in February.
The American space agency began incorporating diversity and equal employment opportunity elements into supervisors' performance plans in 2005 but did not hold leaders fully accountable until 2021.
This shift coincided with the Biden-Harris Administration's executive order, emphasizing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within the federal workforce.
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