Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 1020.02E
June 8, 2015
Incorporating Change 2, Effective June 1, 2018
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SUBJECT: Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity in the DoD
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 1020.02 (Reference (a)) to establish policy and assign
responsibilities to provide an overarching framework for addressing unlawful discrimination and
promoting equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion through:
(1) The DoD Diversity and Inclusion Management Program, in accordance with the
authority in Executive Order 13583 (Reference (b)).
(2) The DoD Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Program in accordance with DoDD
1350.2 (Reference (c)).
(3) The DoD Civilian Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program in accordance
with DoDD 1440.1 (Reference (d)).
(4) The DoD Civil Rights Program in accordance with DoDD 5500.11 (Reference (e))
and DoDD 1020.1 (Reference (f)).
b. Designates the Secretary of the Air Force as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for the
Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) in accordance with DoDD 5101.1
(Reference (g)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in
this directive as the “DoD Components”).
