Scouting America

(Newser) - Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including a requirement that members use "biological sex at birth and not gender identity," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday in a video . The concessions mean Hegseth will not follow through on his threat to end...

(Newser) - The Pentagon is telling Scouting America to change course—or risk losing a partnership that's been woven into US military culture for generations. In a public warning posted on X late Monday, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the Defense Department is close to a deal to keep supporting the...

(Newser) - The Pentagon is reportedly preparing to end a century-old partnership with Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, according to documents reviewed by NPR . Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has drafted a memo to Congress criticizing the organization as "genderless," claiming it no longer supports "the future...

(Newser) - The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. The organization steeped in...