Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government
Headline: Agencies Required to Boost Hispanic Representation in Federal Jobs
What it does: Agencies must establish and maintain programs to recruit, develop, and remove barriers to hiring and advancement of Hispanic employees.
- Requires agencies to run Hispanic recruitment and career development programs.
- Adds diversity-related performance accountability for senior executives and managers.
- Establishes an interagency task force and annual reporting to the President.
Summary
This order directs executive agencies to improve hiring and career development for Hispanic Americans and remove barriers that limit their representation in federal jobs.
Agencies must create recruitment plans, expand consideration of applicants, promote Hispanic participation in leadership programs, train managers on diversity, and include diversity goals in senior performance plans. The Office of Personnel Management will issue implementing regulations, form an interagency task force, and report annually to the President.
The aim is a federal workforce that better reflects the nation's diversity by increasing Hispanic representation.
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