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As the Army grapples with changing the names of almost a dozen posts named for Confederate generals like Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood, a task force set up to help the Navy improve diversity says some of its ships may have connections to Confederate or white supremacist ideologies.

The Navy's top officer has received dozens of recommendations to improve inclusion and diversity in the ranks.

Racial and gender biases and systemic inequality have a deleterious effect on military readiness, and the U.S. Navy is adopting dozens of recommendations to address it, the service announced Wednesday. The Navy released a comprehensive review of these issues by a task force launched amid last summer’s racial justice protests. The task force’s 56 recommendations span all aspects of the Navy’s sprawling organization, from recruiting and promotion disparities to the names of ships that honor...

Quick Hits Information Technology Industry Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council are urging congressional leaders to include a $9 billion boost to the Technology Modernization Fund as proposed in President Bidens pandemic relief and recovery legislation. "Aging IT at the Federal and state levels has hindered the ability of governments to quickly and efficiently get dollars, programs, and services to Americans in need," the groups wrote in their Feb. 2 let...

To do nothing is unacceptable | Task Force report says Navy needs to do more to become diverse, inclusive Navy Task Force One was created to address concerns brought to the forefront by the death of George Floyd. Author: Laura Geller Updated: 6:51 PM EST February 3, 2021 WASHINGTON — During his six months of work on Task Force One Navy, Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Admiral John Nowell Jr. had an eye-opening revelation. “I thought as a white male admiral in t...

By Lauren C. Williams Feb 03, 2021 The Navy has released nearly 60 recommendations on combatting systemic racism and sexism in the ranks as part of a long awaited report on diversity and inclusion. Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, ordered the Task Force One Navy report, which spans 141 pages with 56 recommendations, following the mass protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd last summer. Gilday said the Navy had failed to adequately address systemic racism and ...

“Especially during times of tension, verifiable limits on Russia’s intercontinental-range nuclear weapons are vitally important,” Blinken said. “Extending the New START Treaty makes the United States, U.S. allies and partners, and the world safer. An unconstrained nuclear competition would endanger us all.” Background: New START, which was negotiated by the Obama administration, places caps on U.S. and Russian “strategic” nuclear weapons. The Trump administration wanted to replace...

Task Force One Navy aims to end discrimination and give all sailors an even playing field. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 6:56 PM EST February 3, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy took a major step in fighting racial bias and inequality in the ranks Wednesday with the release of a critical document from Task Force One Navy . The Navy established the task force in summer of 2020 in the midst of the national unrest that came after the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a Bl...

The Navys Diversity Task Force Didnt Recommend Allowing Beards. Heres Why Corporal Carl Provost, automotive mechanic, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shaves Lance Cpl. Lukasz Wlodkowski, automotive maintenance technician, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, at his home aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. June 8, 2014. (Anna Albrecht/U.S. Marine Corps) 4 Feb 2021 Sailors hoping for permanent no-shave waivers to make a comeback in the Navy arent likely to see the policy change anytime soon. Task Force One Na...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn The review was triggered by the racial reckoning following George Floyds death. • 7 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Stocktrek Images/Getty Images The Navys broad internal look to address racism and sexism in its ranks has made recommendations to do more to keep minorities and women in the force, particularly in the higher officer ranks where African American officers are under-repre...