[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR191.4]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 191_THE DOD CIVILIAN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) PROGRAM--Table of 
 
Sec. 191.4  Policy.

    It is DoD Policy to:
    (a) Recognize equal opportunity programs, including affirmative 
action programs, as essential elements of readiness that are vital to 
the accomplishment of the DoD national security mission. Equal 
employment opportunity is the objective of affirmative action programs.
    (b) Develop and implement affirmative action programs to achieve the 
objective of a civilian work force in which the representation of 
minorities, women, and people with disabilities at all grade levels, in 
every occupational series, and in every major organization element is 
commensurate with the representation specified in EEOC and OPM guidance. 
Such programs, which shall be designed to identify, recruit, and select 
qualified personnel, shall be coordinated with the cognizant legal 
offices.
    (c) Ensure that Civilian EEO Program activities for minorities, 
women, and people with disabilities are integrated fully into the 
civilian personnel management system.
    (d) Assess progress in DoD Component programs in accordance with the 
affirmative action goals of the Department of Defense.

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    (e) Prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, 
national origin, mental or physical disability, or age.
    (f) Eliminate barriers and practices that impede equal employment 
opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment, including 
sexual harassment in the work force and at work sites and architectural, 
transportation, and other barriers affecting people with disabilities.

[53 FR 30990, Aug. 17, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 15752, Apr. 19, 1989; 
57 FR 35756, Aug. 11, 1992]