Hispanic Employment Program
Executive Order 13230, Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Commission
strengthens the Nation's capacity to provide high-quality education and increase
opportunities for Hispanic Americans to participate in and benefit from Federal
education programs.
Executive Order 13171 was issued on October 12, 2000, to help improve the
representation of Hispanics in Federal employment.
In September 1997, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management developed and called
upon agencies to adopt a Hispanic Employment Initiative (9-Point Plan) to improve
the representation of Hispanics in the Federal workforce. The nine-point plan is
available on OPM's Web site at http://www.opm.gov/feorp02/ROTNPP.asp.
In 2009, ODI produced a recruitment video in Spanish to help ensure that VA
attracts a diverse pool of qualified applicants…the best and the
brightest…ready, willing, and able to serve our diverse Veteran population.
The video is available in English
(transcript) and
Spanish.
VA Careers' Web site also features a
recruitment video in Spanish.
The following PowerPoint presentations are provided for your reference:
- Presentation prepared by
Arlene Gonzalez, VA National Hispanic Employment Program Manager, for VHA
Community of Practice work group on January 2013, outlining steps taken in the
development of the VA FY13-16 Hispanic Employment, Recruitment and Outreach
Strategic Plan.
- Presentation by Ismael Martinez,
Chair, National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers, “Developing a
Model HEP”, delivered to Hispanic Employment Program Managers nationwide,
January 2013.
- Presentation Dr. Betty Moseley
Brown, Associate Director, Center for Women Veterans, Washington, DC, delivered
to California State Hispanic Outreach Consortium on January 7, 2013.
- Briefing by Arlene Gonzalez,
VA National Hispanic Employment Program Manager, delivered to Hispanic
Employment Program Managers at the 2nd Annual HEP Summit, June 25, 2012.
Hispanic Conferences
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