Army Equity and Inclusion Agency

Diversity is the Force, Equity is the Goal, Inclusion is the Way.

Mission

Provide policy, supervision and oversight of Civil ​Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity, EEO Compliance and Complaints of Discrimination, ​Army Command Policy, Military Equal Opportunity, ​and Inclusion.​

Army Accessibility

Military Equal Opportunity

Civilian Equal Employment Opportunity

Civilian EEO Compliance and Complaints

Executive Programs and Outreach

Resources and Reports

Equity and Inclusion Agency Leadership

  • Dr. Michelle L. Zbylut, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Army for Diversity & Inclusion
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Equity and Inclusion)
    Dr. Michelle L. Zbylut, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Army for Diversity & Inclusion

Equity and Inclusion Agency Fact Sheet

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Fact Sheet as of 5 October, 2023

Equity and Inclusion Agency Directorate Overview

  • The Equal Opportunity program formulates, directs, and sustains a comprehensive effort to maximize human potential to ensure fair treatment for military personnel and family members without regard to race, color, sex (to include gender identity), religion, national origin, or sexual orientation and provide an environment free from unlawful discrimination and offensive behavior.

  • Leading the Army's effort to move to a model EEO program. Develops policy, manages programs and provides technical guidance/assistance throughout the Army's enterprise.

  • The mission of the Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance and Complaints Review directorate is to fully and fairly adjudicate civilian employee complaints of discrimination on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.

    No Fear Act:

    https://www.army.mil/article/236698

  • Establishes Army profession and leadership policy by defining key terms and responsibilities associated with the Army profession and appropriate leadership practices and methods for Soldiers and Army Civilians.

Contact Us

Email: usarmy.pentagon.hqda-asa-mra.mbx.dasa-aei@army.mil

Address: Building 214, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060

Equity and Inclusion Agency Organization Chart

Under Review

Be All You Can Be!

Department of the Army Accessibility Statement

The Department of the Army (DA) is committed to meeting or exceeding the accessibility requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968. Accessibility for individuals with disabilities (IWD) is addressed as follows:

Information and Communication Technology.

Ensuring DA electronic and information technology is accessible to IWD, in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (“Section 508”) (29 U.S.C. Section 794d). Section 508 requires all electronic and information technology (also referred to as information and communication technology or ICT) that is developed, procured, maintained, or used by federal agencies to be accessible to IWD. Examples of ICT include web sites, telephones, multimedia devices, and copiers. Access available to IWD must be comparable to access available to others. Section 508 standards are the technical requirements and criteria used to measure conformance with the law and are developed and maintained by the United States Access Board. Further information about the Access Board’s standards and Section 508 generally may be found on the Section 508 website.

Facilities and Physical Infrastructure.

Ensuring DA facilities and physical infrastructure are accessible to IWD, in accordance with the standards established under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA), as adopted by the Department of Defense (DoD) and enforced by the U.S. Access Board. The ABA of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4151-57) requires that buildings and facilities that were designed, built, constructed, altered, leased, or financed with Federal funds, by or on behalf of the United States, after August 12, 1968, be accessible to IWD. The Access Board’s accessibility standards are available on their website About the ABA Standards.

Reasonable Accommodation and Personal Assistance Services.

Providing reasonable accommodations (RA) and personal assistance services (PAS) for qualified DA employees and job applicants with disabilities, in accordance with Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (12 Code of Federal Regulations Section 268.203).

Access to All Programs and Activities Conducted or Funded by DA.

Providing access to IWD comparable to those who do not have disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S. Code Section 794).

Reporting Accessibility Issues or Filing Accessibility Complaints

Information and Communication Technology and Assistive Technology:

If you encounter an ICT accessibility issue or want to file a Section 508 complaint associated with Army ICT, please send a detailed report via e-mail to the Army Equity and Inclusion Agency. Include your contact information, and a description of the specific accessibility concern. Include “Section 508” in the subject line.

If the alleged violation of Section 508 is related to employment, you must contact your servicing Equal Employment Opportunity Office or the Army Equity and Inclusion Agency within 45 calendar days of the alleged violation or within 45 calendar days of you becoming aware of the violation.

To file a complaint regarding another agency’s ICT, contact that agency’s Section 508 Coordinator. Contact information for Section 508 Coordinators may be found on the Section 508 Coordinator Listing page.

If you wish to file a complaint with DoD, complete and submit the Chief Information Officer Section 508 Form.

Additional information on accessibility of electronic and information technologies is available from the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Accessibility Statement page.

DA Facilities and Physical Infrastructure:

If you encounter a facilities or physical infrastructure accessibility issue, please send a detailed report via e-mail to the Army Equity and Inclusion Agency. Include your contact information, the name and address of the building or facility, and a description of the specific accessibility concern. Include “Facility Accessibility” in the subject line.

If the alleged violation is related to employment, you must contact your servicing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office or the Army Equity and Inclusion Agency within 45 calendar days of the alleged violation or within 45 calendar days of you becoming aware of the violation.

Additional information on how to file an ABA complaint through the U.S. Access Board can be found on the Access Board Enforcement page.

RA and PAS for DA Civilian Employees and Job Applicants:

If you are a DA Civilian in need of reasonable accommodation or personal assistance services to perform the essential functions of your job, or to enjoy equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment, contact your first level supervisor, and your servicing EEO Office.

If you are an applicant for a DA civilian job and need reasonable accommodation or personal assistance services during the application process, contact the human resources point of contact listed on the vacancy announcement.

Additional information on RA and PAS can be found under Policies on the Army’s Equity and Inclusion Agency webpage and in the governing regulation, Army Regulation 690-12, Equal Employment Opportunity.

Participants in DA Conducted or Funded Programs and Activities:

Visitors participating in DA sponsored or funded programs and activities who need modifications/accommodations should contact the organizer or office conducting the event(s).

If information for the organizer is not available, you may request assistance by sending a detailed email with your contact information to the Army Equity and Inclusion Agency. Include “Section 504” in the subject line.

Military Equal Opportunity Policies Signed by the Secretary of the Army

The Military Equal Opportunity and Harassment Prevention and Response Policy was signed by the Secretary of the Army on March 7, 2022 in compliance with DoDI 1020.03, “Harassment Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces,” issued February 8, 2018, and updated December 29, 2020 and the DoDI 1350.02, “DoD Military Equal Opportunity Program,” issued September 4, 2020. 

These policies are a reminder that all Soldiers and their Family members are protected against discrimination when it involves: unfair treatment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin and/or sexual orientation.

Military Equal Opportunity and Harassment Prevention and Response Policy 2022.pdf [PDF - 570 KB]

Army Harassment Prevention and Response Policy 2022.pdf [PDF - 99.3 KB]

Laws

Executive Orders

Directives

Strategies

  • Army People Strategy

    The Army People Strategy describes how we will shift from simply “distributing personnel” to more deliberately managing the talents of our Soldiers and Civilians.

    Army People Strategy Civilian Implementation Plan

    The APS and the CIP describe the Army Civilian talent management vision, enabling infrastructure, and concerted unity of effort needed to acquire, develop, employ, and retain civilian talent in support of Army readiness.

Regulations

  • AR 690-12 Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity

    This regulation establishes Department of the Army (DA) policies, responsibilities, implementing guidance and procedures for administering the Army’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Program in accordance with Federal guidelines.

    AR 690-600 Equal Employment Opportunity Discrimination Complaints

    This regulation prescribes policy, responsibilities, and procedures for counseling, filing, processing, investigating, settling, deciding, and acting on equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaints.

Policies

EEO Access to HR Systems

Accessibility

  • The Department of the Army (DA) is committed to meeting or exceeding the accessibility requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.

    Department of the Army Accessibility Statement.pdf [PDF - 93 KB]

  • It is Army policy to provide RA and/or PAS to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, unless doing so would cause undue hardship.

    Army Reasonable Accommodations and Personal Assistance Services.pdf [PDF - 141.3 KB]

Plans and Reports

Training and Education

Programs

  • The U.S. EEO Commission (EEOC) requires all federal agencies to evaluate compliance and effectiveness of the agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity

    (EEO) Program. The EEO Program evaluation and assessment will review an agency’s Program compliance and accountability IAW 29 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 1614.102 (b,11), EEOC MD 110, Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 1440.1, AR 690-12, and AR 690-600.

    Program Evaluation Guide.docx [DOCX - 563.7 KB]

Boards

  • To provide guidance, identify systemic and institution policy and practices that prevent the full realization of EEO, develop strategy, implement policy, analyze programmatic trends, and recommend solutions to achieve and maintain compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requirements for a "Model EEO Program."

Working Groups

  • Resources:

Sample Memos

  • Sample Memos

The objective of Army Equity and Inclusion Outreach and Engagement is to promote opportunities in the Army to the widest audience possible and engage with a variety of national affinity groups/non-federal entities. This plan supports Executive Order 14035 to strengthen the Army’s ability to recruit, hire, develop, promote, and retain our Nation’s talent.  Army Outreach and Engagement events provide a significant opportunity to tell the Army Story and develop a cadre of community influencers to champion the Army as an Employer of Choice.

For more information, please reach out to usarmy.belvoir.hqda-asa-mra.mbx.ei-outreach@army.mil

The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Mentoring Camp: 14-19 Jun 2023

The US Army Recruiting Command, US Army Cadet Command, the Army Outreach and Engagement Team and the Civilian Human Resource Agency participated in the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Mentoring Camp for young men. Recruiters and Drill Sergeants provided mentorship and highlighted opportunities for career choices with the Army for service members and civilians.

U.S. Army at the Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) National Conference

The Army was invited and proud to participate in SAIGE’s 20th National Training Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 20-22 June, 2023. The Army participates annually in the SAIGE Awards Program. The Army is proud of the contributions Native Americans and their families to have made to the Army and our nation. More than 150,000 Native Americans are veterans of Army service, and we hope to strengthen our relationship with Native American communities through participation in training forums, discussions with SAIGE leadership, and recruiting opportunities. We also commend SAIGE’s Warrior Society Program which offers training specifically designed for veterans and active-duty Soldiers.

U.S. Army attends Joint Women's Leadership Symposium (JWLS)

The U.S. Army was invited to participate in the 2023 Joint Women's Leadership Symposium (JWLS) in San Diego from June 29 to July 1. This year will be the 10th year the Army has had over 200 personnel to attend. The multi-day symposium is one of the largest gatherings of military women in the country and offers attendees the opportunity to discuss Army policy that affect service, build leadership skills, and interact with sister services across the Department of Defense as well as foreign country service women around the world. The Army conducted an Army Day Forum in support of the Secretary of the Army's priority to "Recruit and Retain talent." For more information about this event: https://sealeader.org/jwls/

The Army People Strategy's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Annex

Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Services for Department of the Army Civilians

Army Directive 2021-22 Army Service by Transgender Persons and Persons With Gender Dysphoria

Army Demographics

Army demographics as of October, 2022: Active Component Demographic Report October 2022.pdf [PDF - 951.4 KB]

Army demographics history- https://www.army.mil/article/219140/

Building Cohesive Teams