Discrimination

Washington DC USA , Sep 03 2019 : Labor sign and building.

Labor Department now has better ability to dig into discrimination claims against federal contractors

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is strengthening its ability to investigate and remedy…

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FILE - Demonstrators gather on the steps to the State Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House, Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. A Texas judge on Friday, March 11, 2022 blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to compel the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Air Force offers medical, legal help as states clamp down on trans and LGBTQ+ children

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Maryland legislators ask for investigation into potential discrimination within its National Guard

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Service members of color face racial harassment, safety issues and more, study says

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FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon has endorsed a new slate of initiatives to expand diversity within the ranks and reduce prejudice, including in recruiting, retention and professional development across the force. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force

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(AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)FEMA

‘We have a way to go and a lot to do,’ FEMA administrator says of culture improvement efforts

The initiatives FEMA began over the course of the last 18 months to address harassment, discrimination and employee engagement challenges in the workforce…

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FEMA calls workplace harassment and discrimination findings ‘alarming’ and ‘unacceptable’

A recent survey of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency found 20% of the workforce had experienced some kind of sexual or gender-based…

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In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, Airmen deployed to Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, raise their right hands during an enlistment ceremony as they transferred into the Space Force at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Space Force now has a squadron of 20 members stationed at the Qatari base in its first foreign deployment. The force represents the sixth branch of the U.S. military and the first new military service since the creation of the Air Force in 1947. (Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Pentagon IG plans to investigate how DoD handles diversity, inclusion issues

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department Inspector General plans to undertake a new investigation into how the Pentagon handles issues like diversity and inclusion.

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