Trump Directs FAA to Return to ‘Merit-Based Hiring’ System

President Donald Trump is directing the incoming Secretary of Transportation and head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to return to “merit-based hiring” for all positions, including air traffic controllers, and to end diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Trump, who has notably nominated former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) to lead the Department of Transportation, took the executive action in a memo on Tuesday:

I hereby order the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administrator to immediately return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring, as required by law.  All so-called DEI initiatives, including all dangerous preferencing policies or practices, shall immediately be rescinded in favor of hiring, promoting, and otherwise treating employees on the basis of individual capability, competence, achievement, and dedication.

In addition to

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