Director of Administration and Management
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 31
August 19, 2013
Incorporating Change 3, March 12, 2025
EEOP, WHS
SUBJECT: Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This administrative instruction (AI):
a. Reissues AI 31 (Reference (a)) pursuant to the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD)
5110.04 (Reference (b)) and DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (r)), and assigns
responsibilities and procedures for developing, implementing, and evaluating EEO programs and
affirmative employment programs (AEP).
b. Implements the provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Management Directives 715 and 110; part 1614 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR);
parts 720 and 2301 of Title 5, CFR; Public Law 107-174; AIs 9, 40, and 106; DoDDs 1020.02E
and 1440.1; DoD Instruction 1350.02; and Executive Orders 13548, 11478, 13087, and 13152
(References (c) through (q), respectively).
c. Delineates agency responsibility and accountability to establish and maintain a “model”
EEO program pursuant to Reference (c).
2. APPLICABILITY. This AI:
a. Applies to all civilian employees within the organizational entities of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Defense
Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities serviced by Washington Headquarters Services (WHS),
referred to collectively in this AI as the “WHS-serviced Components.”
b. Does not apply to military personnel. They are covered by the Military Equal
Opportunity Program, in accordance with Reference (m).
3. POLICY. It is OSD policy to:
