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NDAA restores women’s policy teams canceled in Pentagon DEI purge
The FY2026 NDAA requires each Defense Department service to establish Women’s Initiative Teams within a year and mandates annual reports for five years to track progress.
- On Dec. 11, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026 passed the House and restored service-level Women’s Initiative Teams, requiring service secretaries to establish one for each of the five services under the Defense Department within a year.
- After some teams were curtailed amid DEI pushback, lawmakers inserted statutory 'shall' language, with Rep. Chrissy Houlahan emphasizing accountability in restoring Women’s Initiative Teams.
- WITs are tasked with identifying barriers to women’s service, supporting recruiting and retention, recommending policy changes, and addressing child care and parental leave issues.
- The secretary of defense must submit annual reports for the next five years summarizing WIT activities, policy impact, and recommendations to support women in the U.S. population and women in uniform .
- The legislation would make women’s initiative teams consistent across the services and codify the Navy team under the secretary of the Navy, though it is unclear how the Pentagon will implement the mandate.
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NDAA restores women’s policy teams canceled in Pentagon DEI purge
Days after Pete Hegseth was installed as the Pentagon’s top civilian, some all-volunteer teams of service women working to address obstacles and improve policy became casualties of his war on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. But a provision tucked into the $900 billion defense policy bill would bring them back.The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House Dec. 11, contains a provision that restores servic…
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