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# Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility

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                        - Overview 
At NSA, we hold ourselves to the highest standard when it comes to fairness and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive environment for every employee. Our diversity and inclusion strategies inform our daily operations and shape our decisions as we seek new ways to make NSA a place where every employee is valued and respected as a vital part of a unified culture.We understand that success happens when we rely on a diversity of skills and embrace the vast range of experience and perspective that results from a workforce composed of a variety of backgrounds, including race, cultures, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientation, age, and ability. This is the essence of diversity and inclusion: seeking out those who are different from ourselves and leveraging their unique perspective to enhance our own understanding.At NSA, we enrich ourselves and our mission by working together, not in spite of differences, but because of them.
 
                        - Mission 
DEIA leads NSA/CSS by:
- Building and maintaining a culture of inclusion, fairness, equity, and equality, which allows every employee the opportunity to have a positive impact on the Agency's mission to protect America and its citizens.
- Being the model for diversity and equitable practices and outcomes throughout the Federal Government and ensuring opportunities at NSA/CSS are equal for everyone.
- Maintaining an effective program to identify, investigate, and eliminate discriminatory practices and policies.
 
                        - DEIA Core Values Core values are the guiding principles and fundamental beliefs of an organization. In addition to the NSA Core Values, DEIA has defined additional values that express our identity as an organization and inform the way that we treat each other and interact with our partners and the public.- Collaboration : working with an individual or group to achieve a common goal.
- Communication : two-way process of reaching mutual understanding, in which participants not only exchange information, news, ideas and feelings but also create and share meaning.
- Competence : ability to do something successfully and efficiently.
- Courage :  acting in accordance with one's beliefs, especially in spite of criticism.
- Fairness : the state, condition, or quality of being free from bias or injustice; giving as much advantage, consideration, or latitude to one party as it is given to another.
- Professionalism : the skill, good judgment, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well.
- Trust : relying on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of an individual or group.
 
                        - DEIA Director's Role The Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (D/DEIA), serves as the Director, NSA/Chief, CSS's principal advisor for equal employment opportunity (EEO), diversity, inclusion, reasonable accommodation, and accessibility at NSA.The Director of NSA has appointed and delegated to the Director of DEIA the responsibility for direction, oversight, management, and execution of NSA/CSS's EEO, diversity, and inclusion programs. ​DEIA is comprised of three offices: the Office of Discrimination Complaints, the Office of Analysis, Equality, & Engagement, and the Office of Reasonable Accommodations and Accessibility. 
                        - DEIA Outreach Responsible for cultivating relationships with external partners and leveraging those partnerships to increase the diversity of NSA’s hiring talent pool. Below are diversity conferences in which we participate.**Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA)****American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)****Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA)****Women of Color (WOC) STEM Conference****Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)****Society of Women Engineers (SWE)****Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)****Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)****Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (oSTEM)** 

## Office of Discrimination Complaints

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## Office of Analysis, Equality, & Engagement

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## Office of Reasonable Accommodations and Accessibility

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## No Fear Act

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                                News                            |                                March 22, 2024                            Minnie Kenny Remembered During Event at National Cryptologic MuseumThe life and legacy of one of the National Security Agency's (NSA) Hall of Honor cryptanalysts was recently recognized at the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM). Nearly 70 current and former NSA employees along with NSA organizers, gathered for an afternoon of reflection and fellowship to honor cryptologic giant, Minnie Kenny.READ MORE **

**                            NCM to Partner with Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian                        

**                            Investing in Women in Cyber                        

**                            Striving for Excellence: Silvino’s Path to an NSA Career                        

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##### RELATED LINKS

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                          - NSA.GOV                              - About
                            - Leadership
                            - Cybersecurity Collaboration Center
                            - National Cryptologic Museum
                            - Contact NSA
                            - Accessibility
                            - ABA Notice
                            - Site Policies
                          - CULTURE                              - Core Values
                            - Operating Authorities
                            - Civil Liberties & Privacy
                            - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility
                            - General Counsel
                            - NSA Inspector General
                          - HELPFUL LINKS                              - NSA Freedom of Information Act
                            - Privacy Act Requests
                            - Frequently Asked Questions
                            - Request a Speaker
                            - Prepublication Review
                            - Media Inquiry
                          - RESOURCES                              - Commercial Solutions for Classified Material (CSFC)
                            - Media Destruction Guidance
                            - Classified Materiel Conversion
                            - Cross Domain Services
                            - NSA Open Source
                            - NSA Exhibit Roadshow
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                            - Defense.gov
                            - IC on the Record
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