The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released two reports regarding diversity in federal employment that should not escape notice in the Federal Eye.
The reports on Hispanics and people with disabilities, released in late July, show noteworthy increases in employment, particularly among Latinos in the Senior Executive Service.
The percentage of new SES hires who are Hispanic jumped to 5.4 percent in fiscal 2011, from 2.7 percent the year before, a significant increase. The increase in federal Latino employment overall was insignificant, from 8 percent in 2010 to 8.1 percent last year.
“A 0.1 percent increase in Hispanic employment in the federal workforce in four years is not change to brag about,” said Jorge E. Ponce, co-president of the Council of Federal EEO & Civil Rights Executives. “Nevertheless, I'm glad of the Hispanic increase at the SES ranks. While the numeric increase in Hispanics in the SES ranks is small, it is progress in the right direction.” READ MORE
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