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U.S. Navy
Vice Admiral Jeffrey Hughes
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, N7, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
⚠ Key Findings
- 1 Gave presentation at controversial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion summit in Suffolk, VA, on April 23, 2022 where he "emphasized the three pillars of DEI in the Navy going forward."
- 2 Hughes emphasized the importance of DEI to recruit "exceptional talent."
- 3 Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday failed to answer how much the summit cost and what its purpose was when questioned by Rep. Jim Banks
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Spoke about seeing success in flexible career progression, education during a webinar sponsored by #NatSecGirlSquad
- #NatSecGirlSquad is a start-up organization that "builds and supports competent diversity in national security and defense through its professional development community and strategic advisory services"
- 5 Made opening remarks at Naval Recruiting Command's inaugural "Diversity Awareness Day" during which he was commander of the NRC.
- 6 In 2016 issue of Navy Recruiter magazine, Hughes states "We recently realigned the diversity team, including city outreach, from the headquarters N3 (operations) department to the headquarters N9 (marketing and advertising) department. This move allows us to more effectively focus our diversity related resources to the most impactful parts of the recruiting process."
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