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Statement by William A. Brown SR, P.E., HAIA, National President, African American Federal Executive Association Concerning the introduction of the “Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act” by Congressman Davis and Senator Akaka
October 4, 2007 “On behalf of the African American Federal Executive Association I would like to thank and congratulate Congressman Danny Davis and his Workforce subcommittee and staff and Senator Akaka for introducing this landmark legislation. Our government has approximately 6100 members of the senior executive service but only 200 of these members are African Americans. Approximately 70 to 90 percent of the 6100 Senior Executives will retire in the next ten years. This legislation will ensure that as our nation seeks to replace these individuals, the selection process is fair, consistent among federal agencies and that minorities and women who are both underrepresented in the SES are considered and evaluated against the same objective criteria as others. I am confident that with passage of this legislation our nation will rise to the occasion and make the Senior Executive Service representative of the mosaic of America. Our country needs and deserves the best talent that our nation produces. We have minorities and women who currently have the education, the training, the experience and the desire to serve our nation in the highest positions. This legislation will ensure that those who have been traditionally overlooked have an opportunity to make our nation a great and inclusive society.” Click HERE to see the 10 May 2007 testimony William A. Brown SR, P.E., HAIA, Before the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia.
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