5.6.2: Office of Civil Rights (OCR)

Fully support transparency in all our programs.

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The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) fully supports transparency in all its programs. Training and outreach are key elements used to make each program transparent and accessible to the public, and OCR seeks to leverage Internet technology to reach its constituents. In OCR's Equal Employment Opportunity Program, the public may access www.gsa.gov to view GSA’s equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint data pursuant to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act, also known as the No FEAR Act of 2002. The data is accessible on GSA’s Web site and with a simple click, the public can access and download extensive multiyear data. GSA's Web site also provides extensive information about OCR's other programs - the Nondiscrimination in Federally Conducted Programs and Activities Program and the Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities Program. With respect to Federally conducted programs and activities, GSA is in direct contact with the public, while Federally assisted programs and activities, concerns how GSA’s recipients of Federal financial assistance work with the public. GSA administers laws and regulations for its federally conducted programs and administers two major federal assistance programs. With respect to each program, OCR conducts extensive training efforts on civil rights matters through both in person and web-based mediums. An interactive Civil Rights compliance database is accessible to stakeholders which includes state agencies for surplus property and recipients of Federal surplus property (such as state, county and municipal governments as well as nonprofit and educational institutions). The database stores program and compliance information, provides training, and enables simple compliance with the law. For more information about GSA's civil rights programs, statutes, regulations and policies, visit OCR's online Civil Rights Library.

Stakeholder(s):

• Office of Civil Rights (OCR)

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