The Department of the Interior embraces equal employment opportunity (EEO), equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion. The core of equal employment opportunity is the right to work and advance based on merit, ability, and potential, free from prejudice or discrimination. EEO covers all human capital and employment programs, management practices, and decisions including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, merit promotions, transfers, reassignments, training, career development, benefits, and separations.
Consistent with federal law, Interior prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, or protected EEO activity. Further, acts of retaliation against an employee who engages in protected activity, whistleblowing, or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law will not be tolerated in our workplace. The Department supports the decision of its employees to exercise all available rights under Civil Rights statutes.
The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020 requires that Notications of Violation regarding findings of discrimination be posted publicly for a minimum of one year. Recent notifications can be found below:
- June 28, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
- Aug. 6, 2021: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) – Lakewood, Colorado
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Reclamation: Office of Human Resources Operations (April 6, 2021) - Denver, Colorado
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Reclamation: Office of Human Resources Operations (March 18, 2021) - Denver, Colorado
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Reclamation: Tracy Fish Facility - Byron, California
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Reclamation: Grand Coulee Dam - Grand Coulee, Washington
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Land Management (BLM): Alaska State Office, Alaska Fire Service, Alaska Interagency Coordination Center - Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Land Management (BLM): Division of Cultural and Paleontological Resources and Tribal Consultation - Washington, D.C.
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Land Management (BLM): Arizona State Office, Phoenix District Office - Phoenix, Arizona
- Oct. 7, 2021: National Park Service (NPS): Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore - Chesterton, Indiana
- Oct. 7, 2021: National Park Service (NPS): Southeast Archaeological Center - Tallahassee, Florida
- Oct. 7, 2021: National Park Service (NPS): Natchez Trace Parkway - Tupelo, Mississippi
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): San Carlos Agency - San Carlos, Arizona
- Oct. 7, 2021: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA): Division of Corrections (Juvenile), District 4, Detention Center, Office of Justice Services (OJS), Ute Mountain Ute Agency - Towaoc, Colorado
- Oct. 26, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC) - Norcross, Georgia
- Oct. 26, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Office of the Associate Chief Information Office - Reston, Virginia
- Nov. 3, 2021: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Management Services Office, Finance and Accounting Division, Fiscal Services and Account Receivable Group Facility - Lakewood, Colorado
- April 27, 2022: Bureau of Land Management (BLM): Headquarters West - Grand Junction, Colorado
More information on our EEO program can be found on the Employment Complaints and Adjudication Division page.
