EXCLUSIVE: Hegseth Scraps Department of War Committee Promoting Radical Feminism in the Military

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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of War is discontinuing a committee criticized for pushing feminism in the military, according to a memo obtained by The Daily Signal. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed the memo saying he has determined that the reinstatement of the Defense Advisory Committee for Women in the Services should not proceed. The committee cost the department $1,128,000 in fiscal years 2023-2024. This includes $485,000in expenses and $643,000 in Defense Department labor. The committee expressed concern for the ability of military women to obtain abortions after the Supreme Court overturn of Roe v. Wade, according to a DACOWITS information request in August 2022.