Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Washington Capital Field Office
Ms. Deborah Lewis, Director
425 I Street NW, Room 1122
Washington, DC 20536
Phone: (202) 514-2732     (202) 514-9866 (FAX)

Geographic Jurisdiction: National Firearms Unit located in Altoona, PA; Overseas Offices; Training Academies located in Glynco, GA, and Artesia, NM; and Washington, D.C.

Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Burlington Field Office
Ms. Linda Aptaker, Acting Director
70 Kimball Avenue
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
Phone: (802) 872-4500     (802) 872-4518 (FAX)

Geographic Jurisdiction: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia

Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Laguna Field Office
Ms. Rosalind Reshad, Director
24000 Avila Road, 5th Floor
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone: (949) 360-3192     (949) 360-3126 (FAX)

Geographic Jurisdiction: Alaska, Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, The territory of Guam, Hawaii and Washington

Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Dallas Field Office
Ms. Katie Arnette, Director
7701 North Stemmons Freeway, Sixth Floor
Dallas, Texas 75247
Phone: (214) 905-5323     (214) 905-8777 (FAX)

Geographic Jurisdiction: Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

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Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted Pursuant to the No FEAR Act

Pursuant to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act (No FEAR Act), each Federal agency is required to post on its public website summary statistical data relating to: equal employment opportunity complaints filed with the agency by employees or former employees of, or applicants for employment with the agency. This website contains the required summary statistical data for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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Affirmative Employment
Program for Women, Minorities and Individuals with Disabilities

It is the Bureau's policy to take affirmative action to overcome the effects of past and present discriminatory practices or other barriers to equal employment opportunity for women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

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EEO Complaint Processing

It is the agency’s policy to resolve all EEO complaints, both formal and informal, in a timely and just manner.

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Special Emphasis Programs

It is the policy of the agency to provide reasonable accommodation and ensure equal employment opportunity in the hiring, advancement, training, and treatment of all protected groups, and to strive to achieve a work force in which all minority groups, women and individuals with disabilities are represented in every major organizational element, occupational category, and grade level commensurate with their representation in the relevant civilian work force.

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Special Ethnic Observations

It is the policy of the agency to hold special ethnic observances designed to enhance cross-cultural awareness, and promote harmony among all employees.

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EEO Committees

It is the policy of the agency to ensure that EEO Committees are established and maintained to assist managers and supervisors in the development and implementation of an effective EEO program.

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Removal of Architectural Barriers from Facilities

It is the policy of the agency to ensure that facilities, programs and activities are accessible to all applicants and employees in compliance with established laws, regulations, and executive orders. It is also agency policy to promote a work environment that allows all employees equal opportunity to achieve their full potential by promoting reasonable accommodations and barrier-free design.

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Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment, is the deliberate, unsolicited and unwelcome verbal comment, gesture, or physical contact of a sexual nature. An employee who deliberately uses sexually coercive behavior to control, influence or interfere with the career, pay or job of another person in exchange for sexual favors is engaging in sexual harassment. This also includes deliberate, repeated offensive comments, gestures or physical contact of a sexual nature in the workplace or work-related environment. Any employee who engages in such conduct will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action. Supervisors who either condone, or fail to act to correct such inappropriate conduct brought to their attention, also will be subject to disciplinary action. The agency has no room for this unprofessional type of behavior.

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Applicability of EEO Policies to Employees in Foreign Countries

It is the agency’s policy that the statutes prohibiting discrimination in Federal employment, insofar as they are unaffected by treaty obligations, apply to all employees working in overseas locations. The agency also ensures that there is no possibility of conflict with foreign laws.