Diversity and Inclusion

Every member of the workforce must have an equal opportunity to excel in their career. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and expect leadership to create a non-hostile and non-discriminatory environment.

As professionals in the Intelligence Community, we are charged with providing unbiased situational awareness to our warfighters and our nation’s leaders to prevent and mitigate threats to our nation’s security. We know that to be successful, our demographics and experiences must reflect the people of the nation we protect.

Every day, we witness how the richness of our backgrounds, perspectives and cultures improves our organizational performance. As a community, it is important that we underscore this value by maintaining honest respectful interactions and diverse and inclusive decision-making, with a culture that appreciates and respects all voices.

Our policies

We maintain a productive work environment based on inclusion, equality, team building and the strategic use of employee experience, perspective and talent.

Diversity management

We implement diversity as a powerful tool to deal with current world challenges through understanding other societies, cultures and languages.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be considered without regard to non-merit factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, handicap or sexual orientation. Veterans who are eligible for veterans' preference or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous service can apply.

Reasonable accommodations in the workplace

We offer reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with a disability. All employees attend diversity trainings that address policies, procedures and practices for reasonable accommodations

Equal opportunity and diversity training

We require all employees to complete equal opportunity and diversity training during the first year of employment. Supervisors have an annual requirement and non-supervisors have a two-year requirement to complete Equal Opportunity & Diversity training.

Workplace harassment

We are committed to providing employees an environment free from unlawful workplace harassment and retaliation.

Military equal opportunity

Military members have an equal opportunity to attain the highest level that their abilities will allow, without regard to race, ethnicity, sex, religion or national origin. We also protect them against reprisal for filing discrimination complaints or otherwise participating in the complaint process.

Special emphasis programs (SEP)

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Program
• African American Program
• Federal Women's Program
• Hispanic Employment Program
• Native American/Alaska Native Program
• People with Disabilities Program
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Program

These programs offer special attention to groups that have been historically and conspicuously absent or underrepresented in a DIA occupational category or grade level. These SEPs:

• Improve employment and advancement opportunities.
• Identify systemic causes of discrimination.
• Seek ways to aid in the advancement of minorities, women and people with disabilities.
• Monitor systemic progress in eliminating discrimination.
• Educate employees and managers about workplace discrimination and how they can create an inclusive environment.