Government Information Diversity Resources

This guide includes resources related to United States federal policymaking aimed at improving diversity. As the national government of a country with a population of over 340 million, such information spans a wide variety of topics, some prominent examples of which are listed below in a description of the guide's sections. For an example of a U.S. federal explanation of and dedication to diversity, readers can view this U.S. Department of State Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, which was last updated in October of 2019.

Guide tabs and their subjects are as follows:

• Home—introduction and general resources about diversity and policymaking
• Education—policymaking focused on the U.S. public school system
• Government Workforces—policymaking affecting government employees such as Department of Defense and Postal Service workers
• Finance—broad economic policymaking
• Other Policymaking Areas—diversty-focused resources about additional areas of federal policy

Some resources in this guide use the term DEIA, an acronym that stands for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. An example of a federal description of the term and its implications can be found in the National Archives' 2022–2026 Strategic Plan, which includes a commitment to DEIA. Other terms that appear repeatedly in this guide include federal reports and congressional records. Federal reports refer to official accounts created by federal bodies such as Congress or the Forest Service. Congressional records refer to documentation of the proceedings and debates that take place in Congress. A collection of congressional records from 1873 to present is available on the congress.gov page for congressional records.

Government resource managers sometimes move or delete online information, which can make links unusable. Therefore, to ensure consistent access to links, this guide uses the Wayback Machine—a digital tool that creates archived versions of webpages—for many of its hyperlinks.