FBI Confirms It Shut Down DEI Office In December

The FBI closed its Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) in December, the bureau confirmed to the Daily Caller on Thursday.

“In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,” the agency’s press office said in a statement to the Caller.

The Caller also asked what happened to the department’s personnel and what prompted the closure, but did not receive answers to those questions. (RELATED: FBI Hired Barely Literate Candidates, Urged Fat Applicant To Continue Process, Report Alleges)

From a little birdie, just announced:
“In recent weeks, the @FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, effective December 2024. Special emphasis programs have been realigned under the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs.” https://t.co/9MSDHTwPSc

— Steve Friend (@RealStevefriend) January 16, 2025

The ODI was established in 2012 to create programs “that promote a diverse and inclusive workplace,” according to the FBI’s site. It also states that FBI employees can join a Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC) or an Employee Resource Group (ERG).

“Employees can also serve as diversity and inclusion coordinators and participate in the Cross-Cultural Mentoring and Sponsorship Program,” the website adds.

The agency has been criticized for its embrace of DEI, especially in the wake of the terrorist attack on New Years in New Orleans.

The New Orleans FBI field office came under fire for its history of promoting DEI, particularly in its recruitment programs. The bureau held a “Diversity Agent Recruitment (DAR) event” in May of 2024, according to a press release. (RELATED: Biden-Harris DOJ Makes Maryland Hire Fat Female Cops)

“The FBI has NINE diversity advisory committees,” FBI whistleblower Steve Friend tweeted Tuesday. “A little birdie just told me that today they removed DEI signage at the Hoover building and reassigned people to protect them from termination. Kash Patel can’t arrive soon enough.”

The @FBI has NINE diversity advisory committees. A little birdie just told me that today they removed DEI signage at the Hoover building and reassigned people to protect them from termination.@Kash_Patel can’t arrive soon enough. pic.twitter.com/XVCoysDQNk

— Steve Friend (@RealStevefriend) January 14, 2025

“The FBI is spinning like a top to get into the good graces of the incoming Donald Trump administration and protect the Communist subversives who weaponized the agency against the American people,” Friend told the Caller. “This token effort should be recognized for what it is- a desperate public relations move by a feckless organization on the eave of a complete overhaul by Kash Patel.”