New Pentagon Strategy Calls for Increased DEI Funding, Recruitment of ‘Non-Traditional Communities’

‘The untapped potential of underrepresented groups can be crucial, especially as the worker shortage increases,’ the document reads.

The Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 26, 2011. Staff/AFP via Getty Images

The Pentagon is releasing a new strategy for the development of the defense-industrial base, which will prioritize diversity initiatives as a means of developing the workforce.

The Department of Defense (DoD) will invest in “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) initiatives, including increased funding for programs to recruit from “non-traditional communities,” the new National Defense Industrial Strategy (pdf) says.