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Former VA electronic health records modernization leader charged with hiding gifts and conflicts, DOJ says
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Federal prosecutors in Washington have charged John Windom, 64, a former Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive who previously led the agency’s electronic health records modernization office, with concealing gifts and making false statements tied to benefits he allegedly received from contractors working on the VA project. Windom is accused of failing to disclose thousands of dollars in cash, casino chips, gift cards and other items between 2017 and 2021; his initial court appearance is scheduled for April 14, the Justice Department said.
Major US defense companies including Lockheed Martin and RTX have scaled back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives amid investor engagements. Isaac Willour of Bowyer Research reports these changes prioritize core business over political activism. The moves follow President Trump’s 2025 executive order on government DEI.
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into discrimination claims linked to its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The EEOC found the affiliate violated federal civil rights laws by segregating employees by race and harassing white staff. The settlement follows charges from multiple employees.
Recent National Assessment of Educational Progress results show American students continuing to post some of their lowest reading and math scores in decades. In an interview with The Daily Wire’s Morning Wire podcast, Nicole Nealy, president of Parents Defending Education, argued that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, including ethnic studies programs and teacher trainings, are diverting time and resources from core academics.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a state-court lawsuit Thursday against Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, accusing the firms of violating Florida consumer-protection and antitrust laws by using their market power to advance diversity, equity and inclusion and climate-related agendas, according to a copy of the complaint reviewed by The Daily Wire.