Fed-Up Rubio Rips Up One Last Biden Hangover at State Department: The ‘Culturally Sensitive’ Dress Code

The Biden administration may seem like a nightmare from a bygone era as we approach the second quarter of the second year of the Trump administration, so it might surprise people to learn that some lingering effects from the Biden team still impact the regulations governing federal government employees. One significant rule that is currently undergoing a major revision, as reported recently, pertains to the dress code for individuals representing the United States in a diplomatic role—whether domestically or abroad—with the State Department. Under the Biden administration, the standards for professional attire became somewhat relaxed and less disciplined: The State Department has added business formal dress code guidance to its internal policy manual for the first time, establishing depar