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The mission of the Office of Civil Rights and Diversity is to develop and administer Departmental policies, practices, and procedures under Titles VI, VII and IX of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and related statutes and Executive Orders which prohibit discrimination
in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance; to develop policies and guidelines for the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP); and to direct, implement, and manage
the total Department of Energy (DOE) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Affirmative Action Program to assure equal opportunity for minorities, women and persons with disabilities; and to develop policies
and programs consistent with the Secretary's diversity policies. Additionally, the Office:
- Develops policy and procedures to provide equal employment opportunity for minorities, women and persons with disabilities in areas of recruitment, training and upward
mobility;
- Develops departmental affirmative employment plans, and provides guidance to departmental elements for developing their own affirmative employment plans;
- Reviews policy implications of legislative proposals, Executive orders, regulations, and administrative actions to determine their impact on DOE's civil rights
functions;
- Evaluates the operational effectiveness of field elements in implementing their responsibilities under Federal and DOE regulations;
- Establishes and maintains an automatic data processing system to collect and disseminate information on EEO compliance and enforcement activities;
- Administers the Federal civil rights contractor program, requiring the establishment of an affirmative employment program and procedures for resolving complaints of
discrimination filed by Federal contractor employees;
- Administers DOE's plan for enforcing civil rights laws in programs receiving financial assistance from the Department; and
- Prepares and disseminates reports to DOE officials, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice, and other interested agencies.
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