The decision was made and is being defended by a direct appointee of the President: > On March 28, Trump appointee Michael Griffin – the Pentagon’s chief techn

The decision was made and is being defended by a direct appointee of the President: > On March 28, Trump appointee Michael Griffin – the Pentagon’s chief technology officer – unexpectedly moved to terminate the group. It's also done in accordance with an executive order signed by the President himself: > A June executive order signed by Trump requires all federal agencies to slash a third of their independent advisory committees by September 30, with the goal of ultimately reducing the total number of such committees to no more than 350 from about 1,000 now. There is nothing frivolous in mentioning the person responsible for a policy under discussion. While it may sometimes seem like there is too much Trump news, most journalists not directly covering the White House actually are fairly hesitant to invoke his name, because it invariably dooms any discussion. But in a case such as this, it would be journalistic malpractice not to show the line of causality.