Wokeism is not merely a part of state and local governments. It is also a part of the federal government.

As the Discovery Institute’s Christopher Rufo reported, in June, the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion covering numerous federal financial agencies—including, among others, the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and Securities and Exchange Commission—jointly co-sponsored a diversity training event aimed at engendering “allyship amid the George Floyd tragedy” among white agency employees. During the session, officials were instructed to watch videos claiming that “virtually all white people…contribute to racism,” told it was “imperative” that “[w]hite[s] invest in race-based growth and development on topics such as systemic racism…unconscious bias…and contemporary ideology, such as anti-racism, intersectionality, [w]hite privilege and [w]hite fragility,” and directed to advocate for such views in a sub-section entitled, “Don’t perpetuate white silence.” Your tax dollars paid for this training, lining the pockets of a private sector “social justice activist.”

Wokeism is not limited to the financial authorities. It has also crept into the U.S. defense apparatus. Recently, the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reportedly noted in a town hall and weekly email to employees that a colleague had recommended Dr. Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility—the Woke’s bible on “anti-racism”—because, according to a spokesman, he “thought it might be of interest to members of the DIA workforce seeking to learn about the perspectives the book highlights.” It is not clear how this recommendation serves the DIA’s mission to “provide intelligence on foreign militaries to prevent and decisively win wars.”

Federal employees are being invited to act on their Wokeism.