EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and to a workplace free of unlawful discriminatory practices, harassment, and retaliation. We will strive to eliminate unlawful discrimination in any aspect of employment and maintain an environment that is free from any form of prohibited discrimination.
The Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity (OCR-EEO) is responsible for overseeing agencywide policies on equal employment opportunity, consistent with federal statutes, federal regulations, and Executive Orders. Equal employment opportunity services and policy guidance reinforce merit-based principles and support DOE’s mission and commitment to excellence.
Coming Soon: 2025 EEO Policy Statement
Equal Employment Opportunity Complaints of Discrimination:
Any employee or applicant for employment may file a complaint of discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age (40 and over), disability (physical or mental), protected genetic information (medical history), or reprisal for participating in prior protected EEO activity (opposing unlawful discrimination or participating in the EEO complaint process).
To initiate an EEO complaint of discrimination, you must first contact an EEO Counselor within 45 calendar days of the alleged discrimination. To initiate the complaint process you must complete an EEO intake form and submit it to the appropriate point of contact.
To learn more about the EEO complaint process, please visit:
https://www.energy.gov/OMEI/eeo-complaint-process
For Headquarters Employees and Applicants for Employment:
Contact the Headquarters Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity to speak to an EEO Counselor within the informal process. After the conclusion of the informal process, a formal complaint of discrimination may be filed by writing to the Director, Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity, or by writing to the Secretary of Energy.
Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity
1000 Independence Ave., SW, Room 5B-168,
Washington, DC 20585
Telephone: 202-586-2218
Email: civilrights@hq.doe.gov
For Field Site Employees and Applicants for Employment:
Contact the local DOE OCR-EEO Office to speak to an EEO Counselor, or to obtain additional information.
Click here to find your local OCR-EEO Office point of contact.