IWF | Secret Service faces possible lawsuit into role of DEI in hiring practices

A conservative women's organization has joined an investigation into the United States Secret Service's hiring and promotion policies, focusing on the agency's use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) criteria.

The Independent Women's Forum (IWF) has partnered with Mountain States Legal Foundation to examine whether the Secret Service's DEI policies are compromising merit-based selection in the agency responsible for protecting high-profile government officials.

The move comes in the wake of the attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in July. The incident raised questions about the agency's competence and the IWF is questioning whether diversity goals might have had a bearing on that.

The group says it is particularly concerned about the Secret Service's target of having 30% female agents by 2030, which it argues could lead to discriminatory hiring practices. The organization is now seeking testimonies from current and former agents who believe they have experienced sex-based discrimination.