MDA Supports an Environment of Diversity
MDA values every bright mind that helps us meet our goal. For that reason, we've cultivated an environment where each applicant and employee are offered an opportunity for equal advancement and recognition, regardless of gender, cultural background, or disability.
To read MDA's Affirmative Action Plan for the recruitment, hiring, advancement, and retention of persons with disabilities, click here.
If you have any questions about diversity at the Missile Defense Agency, please e-mail: diversity-management@mda.mil
We recognize that diversity includes, but is not limited to, personal life experiences, geographic background, socioeconomic background, cultural knowledge, educational background, work background, language abilities, physical abilities, philosophical and spiritual perspectives, age, race, ethnicity, and gender. As an agency, we will approach diversity as a composite of these individual characteristics, experiences, and abilities consistent with the MDA's core values. Our recruitment, retention, and development programs must maximize individual strengths and combine individual abilities and perspectives for the good of our mission.
Policy Statements
Affirmative Action Plans
- 2020 Affirmative Action Plan
- 2019 Affirmative Action Plan
- 2018 Affirmative Action Plan
- 2017 Affirmative Action Plan
Reports
- 2021 1st Quarter NoFear Report
- 2021 2nd Quarter NoFear Report
- 2021 3rd Quarter NoFear Report
- 2020 NoFear Report
- 2019 NoFear Report
- 2018 NoFear Report
- 2017 NoFear Report
- 2019 MD-715 Report
- 2018 MD-715 Report
- 2017 MD-715 Report
Procedures
- Harassment Prevention and Response
- 2020 Dispute Resolution Program
- 2019 Dispute Resolution Program
- 2018 Dispute Resolution Program
- 2021 Reasonable Accomodation Procedures
- 2020 Reasonable Accomodation Procedures
- 2019 Reasonable Accomodation Procedures
- 2021 Personal Assistance Services
- 2020 Personal Assistance Services
- 2019 Personal Assistance Services
- 2018 Personal Assistance Services
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794d)
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 508) requires all electronic and information technology (also referred to as information and communication technology or ICT) that is developed, procured, maintained, or used by a federal agency to be accessible to people with disabilities. Examples of ICT include web sites, telephones, multimedia devices, and copiers. Access available to individuals with disabilities must be comparable to access available to others. Standards for Section 508 compliance are developed and maintained by the United States Access Board. Further information about the Access Board's standards and Section 508 generally may be found at https://www.section508.gov
If you have questions about the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Section 508 program supporting ICS, e-mail reasonableacommodation@mda.mil For information about filing a complaint against the MDA under Section 508, contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management at (256) 313-9659. To file a complaint against another agency, contact that agency's Section 508 Coordinator. Contact information for Section 508 Coordinators may be found at https://www.section508.gov/508-coordinator-listing.
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4151--57)
The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) requires access to facilities that are designed, built, altered, or leased with Federal funds. The Access Board is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the ABA. The Access Board's accessibility standards are available on their website at https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the- aba-standards, and information about filing a complaint may be found at https://www.access-board.gov/enforcement.