The DoD Civilian Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program

This Directive 1 Implements references a DoD Human Goals Charter, May 18, 1981 signed by the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Secretaries of the Military Departments, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Chiefs of Staff of the Military Departments b Title 29, United States Code, Sections 791, 792, 793, and 795 and through s by establishing the Civilian Equal Employment Opportunity EEO Program, to include affirmative action programs, consistent with guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC, Office of Personnel Management OPM, and the DoD Human Goals Charter 2 Consolidates in a single document provisions of references through x and, therefore, cancels these references 3 Authorizes, as an integral part of the Civilian EEO Program, the establishment of Special Emphasis Programs SEPs entitled the Federal Womens Program FWP, the Hispanic Employment Program HEP, and the Handicapped Individuals Program HIP, as well as, at the discretion of responsible officials, SEPs for the additional groups covered by the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program i.e., the Asian Pacific Islander Employment Program, the Black Employment Program, and the American IndianAlaskan Native Employment Program 4 Establishes the Defense Equal Opportunity Council DEOC, the Civilian EEO Review Board, and Sep Boards and 5 Authorizes the issuance of DoD Instructions and Manuals to implement this Directive and guidance from standard-setting agencies such as EEOC and OPM, consistent with DoD 5025.1-M reference y