Installation Affirmative Employment Branch

The Affirmative Employment Program is implemented to ensure equal opportunity in all personnel administration and management matters throughout the employment lifecycle, including recruitment, outreach, hiring, retention, training, development, promotions, awards, and separations. This program strives to ensure the Air Force is proactively recruiting, hiring, promoting, and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce.          

DEOMI Special Observances                           

DISABILITY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

The Disability Program Management Program communicates the needs of individuals with disabilities and information relevant to ensuring Air Force compliance with Disability Programs, employment initiatives and federal law.

     

A Reasonable Accommodation is an adjustment or alteration that enables a qualified person with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties, or enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment.  Qualified Individual with a Disability is an individual with a physical or mental impairment, or a record of having such impairment, that substantially limits one or more major life activities, who can, with or without reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the position that the individual holds or desires.

Schedule A is Excepted Service Appointing Authorities covered under 5 CFR 213.3102 (u), this excepted authority is used to appoint persons with severe physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, and intellectual disabilities.

      

Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) - Employs eligible college students and recent grads with disabilities in internships and permanent jobs.

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Email Hanscom Disability Program Manager

Sites for accommodation options are listed below:

www.askjan.org

www.cap.mil

Equal Opportunity Branch

The Equal Opportunity (EO) Branch ensures equal opportunity compliance, provides proactive human relations services, and champions the Air Force's policy of zero tolerance for unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment for all agency employees, Air Force members, and tenants.

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The EO office also processes complaints of non-sexual harassment, hazing, and bullying for Air Force service members.

Email: 66ABG.EO@us.af.mil 

Important links:
66 ABG Commander’s EEO Policy Statement
MEO Complaints (service members)
EEO Complaints (civilian employees)
No Fear Act
EEO Flowchart
MEO Flowchart

Resources:

AF Diversity
AFMC EEO
AF Processes and EO Directives
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

     

Anti-Harassment Branch

The Hanscom AFB Anti-Harassment Program takes immediate and appropriate corrective action to eradicate harassment, which may include the use of disciplinary actions. Prevent harassing conduct before it can become “severe or pervasive.” 

Inquiries must take place immediately and be completed within a reasonable period of time and includes matters beyond EEO protected bases. Third party complaints are allowed and are not restricted by time limitations. The Anti-Harassment Program Manager is the installation’s Diversity & Inclusion Lead and advances/Increases the commitment to EEOSI as core institutional values. This position is also the lead for cultural awareness, education and training across the installation.

EEOSI Staff

Equal Employment Opportunity Strategy & Integration Office Chief
Telephone: 781-225-1342

Equal Opportunity Director
Telephone: 781-225-6394
Main line:  781-225-6397

Anti-Harassment Program Manager
Telephone: 781-225-1314

Affirmative Employment Program Manager
Telephone: 781-225-1334

Disability Program Manager
Telephone: 781-225-6361

Contact

Equal Employment Opportunity Strategy and Integration Program

10 Kirtland Street, Building 1240

Hours of operations: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Workflow Email: 66ABG.DE.Workflow@us.af.mil

               

Mission: Provide premiere human relations consultation & training services while maintaining professionalism & fostering a culture of trust, understanding and empowerment while ensuring all Team Members (Airmen & Guardians) are treated with dignity & respect and afforded an equal opportunity and right to nondiscrimination to develop, deliver, support and sustain AFMC war-winning capabilities.

Vision: Strive to Collaborate, Develop, Retain ensuring opportunities for training, professional development, teamwork are nurtured while creating safe spaces where all can grow to better leverage the strategic advantage of the 66 ABG & it’s mission partners.