The House narrowly passed the $883.7 billion defense policy bill today with a 217-199 vote. […]

Federal agencies last week released another series of equity action plans – featuring several notable technology-driven nuggets – that aim to continue advancing principles of the Biden-Harris administration’s equity agenda. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today released its 2023 Equity Action Plan, which spotlights data as a tool to better understand barriers and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal workforce. […]

Janice Underwood will be stepping down from her role as the government-wide chief diversity officer (CDO) for the Biden-Harris administration and as the director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (ODEIA) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a new report that examines diversity across the Federal workforce and finds “minor increases” in representation of many minority groups from fiscal years (FY) 2011 through 2021.  […]

As the government-wide chief diversity officer (CDO) for the Biden-Harris administration, Dr. Janice Underwood is looking to use technology as an enabler for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts. […]

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the FCC will re-charter the Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC) for another two-year term. […]

The Labor Department’s Registered Apprenticeship program is helping organizations cultivate a more diverse workforce, according to a top agency official. […]

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) experts from the Federal government and private sector talked today about ongoing efforts to “normalize” conversations in the workplace about mental health issues and employee burnout. […]

The role that data plays in meeting the demands of the Biden administration’s agenda for enhanced diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policies is substantial, but only part of the picture, Federal experts said during a Feb. 21 GovLoop webinar. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is providing a progress report on the Federal government’s efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal workplace, as well as a look ahead into upcoming DEIA plans. […]

The Office of Personnel Management’s 2022 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (OPM FEVS) results are in, showing that Federal employees are less satisfied with their pay in 2022 compared to 2021, but that overall job satisfaction and engagement remain steady. […]

In 2022, modernizing the Federal government’s workforce means leveraging technology to address past and present diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) challenges, government officials said this week. […]

Implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion practices has been an important task for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and using technology to create a lasting outcome has been key to its Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) that is in charge of implementing DEIA policy that sit at the very top of the Biden administration’s priorities. […]

Priority number one in the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) is to strengthen and empower the Federal workforce, said one of the prime movers of that effort today. […]

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja stressed the need for agency budgets to include funding for efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) for the Federal workforce during a Jan. 27 roundtable discussion hosted by OPM and the Commerce Department. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is nudging Federal agencies to establish chief diversity officer positions – a key element in the Biden administration’s push to emphasize workforce diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). […]

The White House has released a government-wide strategic plan to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) for the Federal workforce, as required under President Biden’s June 25 DEIA executive order (EO). […]

President Biden on June 25 signed an executive order (EO) that aims to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) for the Federal workforce. […]