Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 1440.1
May 21, 1987
Certified Current as of November 21, 2003
Incorporating Through Change 3, April 17, 1992
ASD(FM&P)
SUBJECT: The DoD Civilian Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program
References: (a) DoD Human Goals Charter, March 21, 1988 (signed by the Secretary of
Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Secretaries of the Military
Departments, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Chiefs of Staff
of the Military Departments)
(b) Sections 791, 792, 793, and 795 of title 29, United States Code
(c) through (pp), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Implements references (a) through (s) by establishing the Civilian Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program, to include affirmative action programs,
consistent with guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),
Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the DoD Human Goals Charter (reference
(a)).
1.2. Consolidates in a single document provisions of references (t) through (x) and,
therefore, cancels these references.
1.3. Authorizes, as an integral part of the Civilian EEO Program, the establishment
of Special Emphasis Programs (SEPs) entitled the Federal Women's Program (FWP), the
Hispanic Employment Program (HEP), and the Program for People with Disabilities
(PPD), the Asian/Pacific Islander Employment Program (AEP), the American
Indian/Alaskan Native Employment Program (AIEP), and the Black Employment
Program (BEP).
