Internal (EEO) Programs
NASA works to realize the goals of EEO requirements regarding the NASA workforce and applicants for NASA employment by striving to become a model workplace for EEO. One of the tools in this effort is our Model EEO Agency Plan, issued annually to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This plan and related efforts, such as functional reviews of EO operations at NASA Centers, and Special Emphasis Programs focusing on matters such as recruitment, promotions, and achievement awards, assist the Agency to step back and assess EEO within our workplace.
The following Federal EEO laws and mandates provide authority for ODEO internal program planning and evaluation activities:
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, sex, and religion. EEOC regulations and policy under Title VII require NASA to, among other things, conduct periodic reviews of its internal EO programs, prepare an annual Model Agency EEO Plan to identify and eliminate deficiencies within the Agency’s EEO programs and barriers to EEO that may relate to practices, policies or procedures; and provide an anti-harassment program with effective procedures for raising allegations of harassment.
Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Executive Order 13164 prohibit discrimination in Federal employment based on disability. The NASA Model Agency EEO Plan identifies barriers and deficiencies specifically pertaining to disability that may relate to practices, policies or procedures. Executive Order 13164, issued in July 2000, requires Federal agencies to issue effective procedures to facilitate the provision of reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. NASA issued its reasonable accommodation procedures in 2002 and updated them in 2008.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires Federal agencies to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use of the information by members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities.
For additional information on NASA's policy and procedures regarding the processing of section 508 complaints, please see the following publication:
+ Brochure on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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+ Brochure on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
[en Español] (PDF 1.3MB)
Executive Order 11478
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity
Executive Order 13164
Requiring Federal Agencies to Establish Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of Reasonable Accommodation
Executive Order 13171
Hispanic Employment in Federal Government
Executive Order 13163
Increasing the Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities to be Employed in the Federal Government
Executive Order 13506
Establishing a White House Council on Women and Girls
Executive Order 13515
Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs
Executive Order 13548
Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
Disabled Veterans Program
The NASA Disabled Veterans Program is an affirmative employment program for the recruitment, hiring, and advancement of disabled veterans. For additional information on the Disabled Vets Program, please view the Disabled Veterans Brochure.
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