Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

State Department has significant gaps in measuring DEIA improvements, GAO finds

Although the State Department has moved forward with some DEIA initiatives, the agency does not have performance measures to accurately gauge progress.

Workforce

FILE - In this April 1, 2014, file photo, the headquarters for the U.S. Agency for International Development is seen in Washington. The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks using an email marketing account of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Microsoft said, late Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

They have their plans, can federal agencies follow through on equity?

Federal Report

State Department

State Dept. CDO makes diversity top management priority under data strategy

Big Data

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during the Quad summit with President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

State Dept. highlights workforce goals as part of ‘historic’ modernization strategy

Workforce

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How agencies are tackling Biden’s new diversity and inclusion order

Workforce

Elevated State Dept. chief diversity officer looks to move needle on decades-long challenges

Hiring/Retention

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

FILE - This Aug. 10, 2006, file photo shows the sign used as the backdrop for press briefings at the U.S. Department of State in Washington. More of the first volunteers are starting to trickle back to their desks at federal agencies in the coronavirus lockdown. In the third month after Americans began sheltering in place and worksites began closing, the Energy Department says the first voluntary returns of a small number of headquarters workers began Monday. The State Department and Agriculture Department also have some workers returning to job places this month. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak. File)

Former diplomats recount State Dept’s ‘longstanding issue’ with diversity initiatives

Hiring/Retention