The Defense Intelligence Agency has issued a memo to pause activities marking MLK Jr. Day and Black History Month, among other "special observances."

Other events that will be impacted include those related to Black History Month, Women's History Month, Women's Equality Day, National Hispanic Heritage Month, and National American Indian Heritage Month.

The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other annual historical or cultural events due to