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DOD - 84597 - Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion	Agency Name	Department of Defense
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	84597
Original Establishment Date	10/23/2020	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	4/21/2025	Committee URL
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	20
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Executive Director
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	10/23/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Shirley
Date Of Renewal Charter	10/23/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	Saoit
Projected Termination Date	4/21/2025	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Raguindin
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(571) 645-6952
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	N/A
Specific Establishment Authority*	Secretary of Defense	Designated Federal Officer Email*	shirley.s.raguindin.civ@mail.mil
Effective Date Of Authority*	10/23/2020
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	National Policy Issue Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Terminate
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The committee provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), independent advise and recommendations on matters and policies relating to improve racial/ethnic diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity within the Department of Defense (DoD), with primary focus on military personnel.
How is membership balanced?*	The committee shall be composed of not more than 20 members, including prominent individuals from academia and the public and private sectors, with experience in one or more of the following disciplines: defense or national security, organizational or human resources management, constitutional or employment law, and diversity and inclusion. These members will come from varied backgrounds, experience, to include academia and the public and private sectors.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The number of meetings is three per year.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The Secretary of Defense has determined that the committee's continued operations is not essential to the Department of Defense.
Why close or partially close meetings?	Meetings are open to the public unless the Department of Defense determines that items on the planned agenda meet the closed-meeting provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552b(c). Pursuant to DoD policy closed meetings can only be authorized by the DoD Sponsor, who is the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and only after consultation with the appropriate General Counsel.
Recommendation Remarks	The Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion was terminated effective April 21, 2025. Due to oversight the following members resignation were not previously reported in FY 23/24. In addition, FY25 resignations are included: Dr. Celia Szelwach resigned from the Racial Ethnic/Equal Opportunity and Treatment Subcommittee on June 17, 2024. Mr. Horacio Rozanski resigned from the Racial Ethnic/Diversity Subcommittee on August 30, 2024. Dr. Nelson Lim resigned from the Racial Ethnic/Inclusion Subcommittee on August 30, 2024. Gen (Ret.) Vincent Brooks resigned from the Racial Ethnic/Diversity Subcommittee on September 30, 2024. Prof Thomas Lee resigned from the Racial/Ethnic Equal Opportunity and Treatment Subcommittee on October 9, 2024. Mr. Phillip Carter resigned from the Racial/Ethnic Diversity Subcommittee on November 21, 2024. Dr./COL (Ret) Heidi Urben resigned from the Racial/Ethnic Inclusion Subcommittee on November 26, 2024. BG (Ret) Larry Gillespie resigned from the Racial/Ethnic Diversity Subcommittee on March 7, 2025. MG (Ret.) Byron Bagby resigned from the Racial/Ethnic Inclusion Subcommittee on March 7, 2025. Maj Gen (Ret) James Johnson resigned from the Racial/Ethnic Diversity Subcommittee on April 7, 2025. Dr./ Lt Gen (Ret.)Frances Wilson resigned from the Racial Ethnic/Equal Opportunity and Treatment Subcommittee on October 20, 2023.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	Awaiting SecDef comments on DACODAI first submission of the Annual Recommendation Report to determine if action is required.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	Not Applicable	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	None	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	None	Grants Review Comment	N/A
Number Of Recommendations*	9	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The committee submitted it's first Annual Recommendation Report to SecDef on 01 March 2024.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	Unable to determine number of implemented recommendations since the committee submitted it's first Annual Recommendation Report to SecDef on 01 March 2024.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	0	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Not Applicable	Access Comment	Committee's public website was disabled on 24 January 2025.
Agency Feedback Comment*	Not applicable at this time since the committee submitted it's first Annual Recommendation Report to SecDef on 01 March 2024.	Narrative Description*	The Committee shall conduct studies, make findings, and provide recommendations on matters and policies relating to improving racial/ethnic diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity within the DoD, as determined by the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense (“the DoD Appointing Authority”), or the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)). All DAC-DI work will be in response to written terms of reference (ToR) approved by the DoD Appointing Authority or the USD(P&R) unless otherwise provided by in statute or Presidential directive.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$511,000.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$532,837.20	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$4,221.07	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$3,146.82	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$562.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs	$256.00	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$0.00
11. Total Costs	$1,052,023.09	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	5/6/2025 8:47 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	3.00	Est Cost Remarks	Official termination date is April 21, 2025.
Cost Remarks	None

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