Special Emphasis Programs
By establishing and utilizing Special Emphasis Programs and engaging with
affinity groups, agencies can raise employee awareness of the importance of
diversity and demonstrate the agency's commitment to a model EEO workplace. For
VA specific programs, please refer to the links below.
Visit the Diversity Organizations Web
page to learn more about organizations that serve the special emphasis groups
above.
For more information on external affinity conferences approved for VA-wide participation, see the
FY 2019 Memo.
External Affinity Organizations Web-links (External to VA):
African American Federal Executive Association (AAFEA)
http://www.aafea.org
Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN)
http://www.aagen.org
Blacks in Government, Inc. (BIG)
http://www.bignet.org/index.php/home
Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC)
http://www.fapac.org
Federally Employed Women (FEW)
https://www.few.org
Federal Employees with Disabilities (FEDS)
http://www.fedsfirst.com/home.html
FEDQ - A National Employee Resource Group For LGBT+ and ALLIES in the government
http://fedq.org
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) – Health Professionals Advancing LGBT
Equality
http://www.glma.org/index.cfm?nodeid=1
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
http://www.hacu.net/hacu/default.asp
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
http://lulac.org
Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
http://www.outandequal.org
Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE)
http://saige.org
U.S. Department of Education White House Initiative on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu
