Google scraps diversity ‘aspirations,’ Citing Role as Federal Contractor

Google is scrapping its diversity goals, getting the latest tech giant to alter its approach to hiring and promotions following the Election of President Donald Trump,

In its annual report Published on Wednesday, Alphabet Excluded Language from Prior Years Stating that, “We are committed to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of Everything We Do and to Growing A works s we serve. “

Fiona cicconi, Alphabet’s Chief People Officer, Told Employees in a Memo that the company has to make changes due to new requirements.

“Because we are a federal contractor, our teams are also also evaluating changes to our programs required to comply with recent court decisions and us Executive Olders on this Topic,” CCCONII TOPIC was viewed by CNBC. “We’ll Continue to Invest in States Across the Us – and in many countries globally – but in the future we will no longer have aspirational goals.”

The Wall Street Journal First reported on the memo.

Cicconi noted that in 2020, the company set aspirational hiring goals and focused on growing offices outside california and new york to improve representation.

One of Trump’s First Acts as President after taking office in January was to sign an executive order Ending the government’s dei programs And putting federal officials overseing theose initiatives on leave. And following a Midair Collision Between an American airlines Regional Jet and An Army Black Hawk Helicopter Above Washington, DC, Last Week, Trump Blasted Former President Joe biden And Dei Policies Claiming they “Could have been” to blame for the deadliest plane crash in the US since 2001.

Tech companies have shown an eagerness to appease the new administration following a Rocky Four Years during Trump’s first tenure in the white house.

Amazon Said earlier in January that it was halting Some of its diversity and inclusion initiatives, and Meta announced plans to end a number of internal programs Designed to increase the company’s hiring of divese candidates. Beyond the tech industry, Companies Including Target, Walmart and Mcdonald’s Have made similar changes.

Google’s Commitments For 2025 Had Included Increasing The Number of People from Underrepresented Groups in Leadership by 30% and more than doubling the number of Black Workers at non-Senior Levels.

The company began making cuts to its dei programs in 2023, CNBC Reported At the time, getting rid of staffers who were in charge of recruiting underrepresented groups and letting go of dei leaders who worked with Chief Diversity Officer Melonie Perker.

Parker, Who Took on Her Current Role in 2019, will work closely on evaluating programs and trainings and update “that that raise risk, or that are as IMPACTFULSESTFUL SAS WE’PULS

She added that google’s employee resource will remove as will the company’s work with colleges and universities.

A google spoakesperson told cnbc in a statement that company is “Committed to Crea R programs designed to help us get there. ”

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