[airdalechief]

This ruling comes after a group of anonymous intelligence officers, who had been temporarily reassigned to roles implementing controversial Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs, have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the CIA.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, names ODNI, the CIA, and leadership — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe—as defendants.

The plaintiffs, identified as “John Does 1-6” and “Jane Does 1-5,” claim they were unfairly targeted simply for their prior assignments to DEIA programs.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can go ahead with plans to fire dozens of officers from the CIA and other intelligence agencies who had temporary jobs working on diversity programs.

The ruling could open the way to wider firings at the CIA and across the intelligence community as the Trump administration presses ahead with plans to slash the federal workforce and the size of the federal government. At least 51 CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence officers now face imminent dismissal, according to Kevin Carroll, the lawyer representing some of the officers.

The CIA is planning to conduct its largest mass firing since 1977, according to The New York Times reported last week.

According to The Times, the CIA is firing officers working on “recruiting and diversity.”

And more firings are to come.

[AndyJackson]

But he can’t delegate to OPM to do the firings he ordered because a different Judge....

[MRadtke]

“The CIA is planning to conduct its largest mass firing since 1977”

So what happened in 1977?

[Omnivore-Dan]

Jeez. If the president cannot fire employees at worthless jobs, then who can? This should not even be a question.

[equaviator]

"Federal Judge Rules Against CIA DEI Hires, Says Trump CAN Fire Employees

Isn't it so that POTUS merely directs the firings, removals, etc. of federal employees and that relevant HR manager(s) process those directives? The actionable paperwork involved might not even have Trump's signature on it. He's not "gaming" the system at all, so what it seems to boil down to suggests obstruction of justice by lawfare. My instincts are telling me that in this case, this judge is technically correct, and has ruled in the favor of Trump's DOGE on that basis alone.

[Bon of Babble]

These lefty judges - mostly Obama/Biden appointees, but some from the Bush eras - are being slapped down right and left.

It’s a beautiful thing to see.