EEOC FORM
715-01
PART E

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
FEDERAL AGENCY ANNUAL
EEO PROGRAM STATUS REPORT

Federal Highway Administration

For period covering October 1, 2004, to September 30, 2005.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a major agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The top-level official of the FHWA is the the Administrator who reports directly to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The FHWA has a field office in every State, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

The FHWA has broad reesponsiblity for ensuring that roads and highways in the United States are safe and technologically up-to-date.  The FHWA provides financial and technical support to the States for constructing, improving, and preserving America’s highway system.

The FHWA pursues its vision and mission through the implementation of six strategic goals, which are:  safety; mobility and productiviity; global connectivity; environment; national homeland security; and, organizational excellence.

The FHWA identified some barriers in its last report.  However, the agency is still working toward developing steps to implement the actions necessary to eliminte the barriers that were identified.  The FHWA believes that other barriers exist that were not identified in the last report.  Therefore, the FHWA has developed a Work Group made up of headquarters and field office personnel to examine the agency's current workforce in detail; determine where other barriers exist; determine the reason for any existing barriers; and, develop a plan of action to eliminate the barriers identified.

The Work Group will be working with the Departmental Office of Civil Rights MD-715 Coordinator who will provide the necessary guidance in conducting an effective barrier analysis.  The knowledge gained from this process will be used to direct the FHWA's barrier analysis and develop an appropriate action plan.  The barrier elimination action plan will be developed in a manner that creates a model program within the FHWA consistent with the requirements of MD-715.

Executive Summary

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