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strategy is aimed at working to ensure the federal government is
a model for diversity and equity and preventing discrimination
on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation, the White
House said.
Each agency across the government is taking steps to improve
equity by implementing new rules, a senior administration
official told reporters.
The U.S. Treasury Department said it would create a new Office
of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility to develop and
drive a cohesive strategy across the department and its bureaus.
The office will be led by a senior career leader within
Treasury, supporting employees of color, women, people with
disabilities, military members and veterans, and members of the
LGBTQ+ community, Treasury said.
The Defense Department is leveraging federal contracting to
narrow wealth gaps, the White House said in a fact sheet.
The Environmental Protection Agency is stepping up a focus on
environmental justice for disadvantaged communities, and the
Health and Human Services Department is working to expand
Medicaid postpartum coverage and tackle maternal mortality, it
said.
"This is unprecedented. We are in the guts of government trying
to advance equity using all the tools we have," the senior
administration official said.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Alison
Williams)
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