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Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer
Kathleen Wheeler
| Office of Civil Rights |
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is
responsible for (1) developing civil rights rules, regulations and
policies to assure compliance with Federal anti-discrimination laws;
(2) providing training and technical assistance to bureaus and offices
in support of civil rights enforcement activities; (3) ensuring
nondiscrimination in programs and activities receiving Federal
financial assistance from the Department (currently over two billion
dollars); (4) processing incoming civil rights complaints; and (5)
representing the Department in matters involving other Federal agencies
and State and local governments with respect to civil rights issues
affecting the Department.
OCR is also responsible for adjudicating complaints of employment
discrimination and providing policy leadership and direction throughout
the Department on the prevention, resolution and elimination of
discrimination.
OCR is delegated the responsibility for policy development, procedural
guidance, program direction, and implementation and evaluation of all
equal opportunity and civil rights programs and activities related to
the Department of the Interior's equal access and diversity
initiatives. These programs are mandated by various Federal
nondiscrimination laws, Executive Orders and Management Directives. |
| Office of Human Resources |
The Office of Human Resources has a
critical role
in developing and maintaining the effective workforce needed to
accomplish the Department's mission.
The overall goal of the Office of Human Resources is to assist in
building and deploying an effective, diverse, and highly functioning
workforce. This goal is accomplished through policy development,
implementation, evaluation and oversight; strategic Human Capital
planning; system modernization; and career management.
The Office of Human Resources also develops, implements and evlauates
Departmental policies and programs for a broad range of human resource
issues, including employment, compensation, labor and employee
relations, performance management, workforce development, and
excecutive resources.
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| Office of Occupational
Health and Safety |
| This Office underscores the importance of
the safety and health of the Department's over 70,000 employees. The
functions of the Office that have been part of the Office of Managing
Risk and Public Safety are to be transferreed into this office. The
Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer will be the Department's Designated
Agency Safety and Health Official. |
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