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OPM - 76818 - Hispanic Council on Federal Employment - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Hispanic Council on Federal Employment	Agency Name	Office of Personnel Management
Fiscal Year	2019	Committee Number	76818
Original Establishment Date	2/11/2011	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	2/1/2019	Committee URL	https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/diver...
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Deputy Associate Director, U.S. OPM, Outreach, Diversity and Inclusion Center
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Dr.
Current Charter Date	2/1/2017	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Zina
Date Of Renewal Charter	2/1/2019	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	B.
Projected Termination Date	2/1/2019	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Sutch
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix	Ph.D.
Specific Termination Authority	Agency authority	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 606-2433
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	202-606-6042
Specific Establishment Authority*	5 U.S.C. Secs. 1103(a)(7); 1104(b)(2) & 7201(c)	Designated Federal Officer Email*	zina.sutch@opm.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	12/30/2011
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Ad hoc
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Other Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Hispanic Council on Federal Employment accomplishes its purpose of advising OPM's Director on the implementation of leading employment practices in an effort to remove any unnecessary barriers to the recruitment, hiring, retention, or advancement of Hispanics in the Federal workplace. The Council accomplishes this purpose through Council meetings and by: 1) reviewing leading practices in strategic human resources management planning; 2) providing advice on ways to increase outreach to Hispanic communities, with a focus on Veterans, students, and people with disabilities; 3) recommending any further actions, as appropriate, to address the underrepresentation of Hispanics in the Federal workforce where it occurs; 4) recommending any further actions, as appropriate, to promote successful retention and advancement efforts, including training of department and agency personnel, and; 5) implementing recommendations for innovative ways to improve the dissemination of information about Federal employment to the Hispanic communities.
How is membership balanced?*	10 Council members represent federal agencies on the Council. 18 Council members represent non-governmental organizations from the community.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The frequency of meetings are determined by the Chair of the Council and with the approval of the DFO, the meetings will occur approximately every quarter. As you will see in the agendas and minutes in the meetings section, the meetings are relevant because they focus on accomplishing the purpose of providing the OPM Director with helpful advice about recruitment, hiring and advancement of Hispanics in the Federal workforce, as well as implementing the recommendations to the Director about increasing federal employment of Hispanic people.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Overall, a great concern that remains is that the percentage of Hispanics in the permanent Federal workforce was 8.6 percent in FY 2016, while Hispanics made up 15 percent of the Nationwide Civilian Labor Force in 2016. It is important for the Federal government to move the needle on the representation of Hispanics in the Federal government so that the Federal workforce represents the population it serves. The council members represent various perspectives from Hispanic organizations that have experience in working on Federal employment, Hispanic students, and/or employment issues affecting Hispanic communities, while other Council members provide technical expertise regarding strategic human resources management planning and the merit systems principles.
Why close or partially close meetings?	No meetings are closed.
Recommendation Remarks	The federal members did not receive money directly from the Committee. The amount of money indicated under payments to federal members represents the amount of their salary devoted to FACA business.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	OPM has taken action as a result of the committee's advice and recommendations by reorganizing priorities and generating a new HCFE charter which now focuses on implementing the Communications, Student Pathways and Accountability plans. OPM is implementing the recommendations.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the Hispanic Council on Federal Employment (HCFE) established the HCFE Review and Strategies Workgroup with representatives from various federal agencies and non-profit organizations, and advised by OPM and EEOC. The workgroup was tasked with reviewing the barrier analyses agencies submitted in their FY 2017 EEOC Management Directive 715 (MD-715) reports to identify cross-cutting triggers or barriers to Hispanic employment. Once the review is completed in FY 2019, the workgroup will provide the Council with recommendations. The workgroup was created as a follow up to the Council’s FY 2017 recommendation in which OPM and EEOC issued a joint Memo for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies encouraging those with 1,000 or more full-time equivalent employees to conduct a barrier analysis on Hispanic/Latino employment at the GS-12 through SES levels. This analysis was conducted as part of agencies’ regular EEO planning and reporting requirements under EEOC MD-715. One of the most important program outcomes of the HCFE are the recommendations provided to the Director of OPM on matters involving the improvement of practices in the recruitment, hiring and advancement of Hispanics in the Federal workforce. The Council is also reviewing leading practices in strategic human resources management planning, and continues to identify barriers and best practices to the employment of Hispanics in the Federal Government.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	None	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	Members are not entitled to reimbursement for travel or per diem expenses. Total costs (see "Costs" section) include funds to cover actual staff time (including benefits) devoted to preparation for meetings and technical discussions at meetings; expenses for preparing and printing discussion materials; administrative costs for filing the charter, preparing Federal Register notices, preparing minutes of the meetings, etc.	Grants Review Comment	Not Applicable
Number Of Recommendations*	5	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	At the October 2017 and subsequent February 2018 meetings, HCFE members agreed to form a work group to provide recommendations ranging from revising Executive Order (EO) 13171 – Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government, implementing a new EO, or providing successful practices and strategies to agencies.	Access Agency Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	Not Applicable	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	Not Applicable	Access Other	Yes
Agency Feedback*	Not Applicable	Access Comment	Council members may also request documents via email and these are sent forth to them as requested.
Agency Feedback Comment*	Not Applicable	Narrative Description*	OPM's mission is to Recruit, Retain and Honor a World-Class Workforce to Serve the American People. By advising the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on the leading employment practices in the effort to remove any unnecessary barriers to the recruitment, hiring, retention and advancement of Hispanics in the Federal workplace, the HCFE is supporting OPM's mission. The HCFE also supports OPM's mission by implementing recommendations related to communication and outreach, Student Pathways and accountability. In order to best serve the American public, the Federal government should draw a workforce from all segments of society. According to Census statistics, there are over 50 million Hispanic U.S. citizens. The HCFE supports OPM's strategic plan and strategic goal of helping agencies recruit and hire the most talented and diverse Federal workforce possible to serve the American people.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified		Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

Interest Areas

Category Area Civil Rights Civil Rights Equal Opportunity Minorities Federal Employment Federal Employees and Personnel Government Federal Government Labor Employment Workforce and Occupations

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