Obama Memo: Security Agencies Need More ‘Diversity’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama is urging U.S. security agencies to diversify their federal workforce by hiring more minorities while “cultivating talent consistent with merit system principles,” according to a presidential memo. “Our greatest asset in protecting the homeland and advancing our interests abroad is the talent and diversity of our national security workforce,” said Obama in a Presidential Memorandum on Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the National Security Workforce released Wednesday. -- More...