NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Parts Ways With Top DEI Officer In Wake of Free Beacon Report

NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory has parted ways with its top diversity officer, Neela Rajendra, after the Washington Free Beacon reported that the lab had changed her title in an effort to keep her.

"Neela Rajendra is no longer working at [the Jet Propulsion Laboratory]," lab director Laurie Leshin said in an all-staff email on Thursday. "We are incredibly grateful for the lasting impact she made to our organization. We wish her the very best."

Leshin added that the newly formed Office of Team Excellence and Employee Success...