Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI)

Awards & Recognitions

• DiversityBusiness.com selected VA as one of America's Top 25 Government Agencies for Multicultural Business Opportunities for 2012.
• HBCUConnect ranked VA #7 in hiring Historically Black College and University student interns (2011)
• VA was recognized by the Center for American Progress in February 2011 for its Monthly Performance Review process
• VA was ranked #1 in a Sept 2011 report released by the Partnership for Public Service entitled, "Best Places to Launch a Career in the Federal Government”
• VALU received an award earlier this year for its Learning University
• VA named “Outstanding HACU Public Sector Partner” by Hispanic Association for Colleges and Universities (2011)
• VA received “Chairman’s Award” at the National Image Annual Conference (2011).
• VA/ODI featured in VHA Organizational Health newsletter “The Inclusion Imperative; the Key to Organizational Performance” (Summer 2011)
• VA/ODI featured in Diversity/Careers Magazine in IT on “VA Vision for Diversity” (July 2011)
• VA/ODI mentioned in Federal News Radio article on “Diversity Hiring Keeps Agencies Alive” (July 11, 2011)
• VA/ODI featured in OPM-sponsored published study by Human Capital Shared Interest Group on “How Diversity & Inclusion Can Transform Your Organization” (June 2011)
• VA/ODI featured in Disaboom article on “VA has Jobs for People with Disabilities” (June 2011)
• VA/ODI featured in CyberFeds article on “VA's vision for diversity, inclusion to serve as a model for agencies” (2010)
• VA Named by DiversityInc Magazine as 1 of “Top 5 Federal agencies for Diversity” (2010)
• VA Named by Latinos for Hire as “Best Federal Agency” (2010)
• VA Named by Careers & DisABLED Magazine as #1 Federal agency for People with Disabilities (2010)

ODI Links:

• Disability Employ. Month
• MD-715 Resources
• Diversity@Work
• Harassment Policy
• VA EEO Policy
• Scholarships & Grants