Hegseth ends DACOWITS women’s services panel
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has terminated the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), with the Department of War’s press secretary calling the panel “divisive” and saying the department will pursue uniform, sex‑neutral standards. The committee, created in 1951 and long influential on recruitment, retention and well‑being policies for servicewomen, was dissolved Tuesday via an announcement on X amid Hegseth’s broader rollback of DEI initiatives.
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Pete Hegseth axes Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, citing divisive agenda
New information:
- Announcement: Department of War press secretary Kingsley Wilson said Tuesday on X that DACOWITS is terminated
- Rationale: Wilson called the committee’s agenda “divisive” and said Hegseth is advancing uniform, sex‑neutral standards
- Background: DACOWITS (founded 1951) cites 1,100+ recommendations with ~94% adoption; women comprise 17.7% of service members per the 2023 demographics report