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What is the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity?
The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) advises and assists the Acting Director and agency managers in carrying out their responsibilities relative to Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, other laws, executive orders, and regulatory guidelines.
The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity is responsible for establishing and maintaining a continuing program designed to promote equal opportunity in every aspect of the agency’s personnel policies and practices.
What is EEO’s Purpose?
The major functions of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity are affirmative employment programs, diversity outreach, and complaints management.
EEO is the right of all persons to work and advance on the basis of merit, ability, and potential.
Federal equal employment laws prohibit discrimination and require the government to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disabling condition (mental or physical), or reprisal.
Accordingly, federal policies provide for the fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants for employment in all personnel management and employment decisions.
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