The Office of Economic Impact and Diversity (ED) develops and executes Department-wide policies to implement applicable legislation and Executive Orders that strengthen diversity goals affecting equal employment opportunities, small and disadvantaged businesses, minority educational institutions, and historically underrepresented communities.
Our mission is to identify and implement ways of ensuring that minorities are afforded an opportunity to participate fully in the energy programs of the Department. We lead the Department in partnering with students and programs at Minority Serving Institutions, as well as other minority-owned and serving entities to foster partnerships and advocate for businesses and institutions as a Department-wide asset.
We serve as a strong advocate for equal employment opportunities, civil rights concerns, and non-discriminatory practices at the Department. In addition, ED is charged with creating and sustaining a high performing, inclusive workforce by leveraging diversity and empowering all employees to achieve superior results in the service of our Nation.
Our office measures success in its effectiveness in aiding the disadvantaged in finding opportunities at the Department of Energy and in other Federal programs. Through extensive research and close partnerships, we have been able to specifically target barriers to minorities and execute strategies to overcome them. ED is a model of how diversity positively impacts DOE and provides a unique, cutting-edge quality to the Department.