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COMDTNOTE 5354
SUBJ: OPERATIONAL TASKING (OPTASK) DIVERSITY FY2011 SITREP ONE
A. COAST GUARD DIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 221412Z DEC 09/OPTASK DIVERSITY
1. IN JAN 2010, COMMANDER ATLANTIC AREA (LANTAREA), COMMANDER PACIFIC
AREA (PACAREA), DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS (DCO), AND CHIEF OF
STAFF/DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MISSION SUPPORT (DCMS) DEVELOPED
DIVERSITY ACTION PLANS RELEVANT TO THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL FOCUS IN AN
EFFORT TO OPTIMIZE WORKFORCE READINESS AND MEET THE MARITIME
CHALLENGES OF THIS 21ST CENTURY. THE RESULTANT PLANS IDENTIFY ACTION
ITEMS THAT WILL HELP THE COAST GUARD ACHIEVE ITS STRATEGIC DIVERSITY
GOALS AS OUTLINED IN REF A.
2. REF B REQUIRES THAT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS AND UPDATES BE
SUBMITTED TO CHIEF OF STAFF/DCMS. THE FOLLOWING UPDATES ARE PROVIDED
TO OUTLINE THE PROGRESS AND INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
IN THE LAST QUARTER.
3. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LAST QUARTER:
     A. IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN ROBUST APPLICANT POOLS,
THE COAST GUARD PARTICIPATED IN OVER 60 OUTREACH EVENTS AND
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES TARGETING DIVERSE POPULATIONS FOR ALL
ACCESSION OPPORTUNITIES.
     B. AS A JOINT CGHQ/LANT/PAC EFFORT, AN AFLOAT COMMUNITY
DIVERSITY
WORKING GROUP WAS ESTABLISHED. THIS GROUP WILL WORK TO IDENTIFY
DIVERSITY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES UNIQUE TO THE AFLOAT COMMUNITY WITH
THE GOAL OF INCREASING DIVERSITY AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGHOUT THE CUTTER FLEET.
     C. FURTHERING COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COAST GUARD AND
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, A MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BETWEEN THE COAST GUARD AND TEXAS SOUTHERN
UNIVERSITY (TSU). THIS AGREEMENT IS DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE OUTREACH AND
ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AND SYNERGIZE THE COAST GUARDS OVERALL CIVILIAN
AND MILITARY RECRUITING EFFORT. THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS ALREADY RESULTED
IN A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE COAST GUARD COLLEGE STUDENT
PRE-COMMISSIONING INITIATIVE PROGRAM.
     D. ASSESSING ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE FACTORS AND TRENDS
ASSOCIATED
WITH MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND CIVILIAN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY ISSUES IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESSFULLY BUILDING, MANAGING
AND SUSTAINING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT. AS SUCH, THE
RESULTS FROM THE 2010 ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT SURVEY WERE MADE
AVAILABLE TO COAST GUARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW VIA CGPORTAL AT
HTTP://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/HUMAN-RESOURCES-SURVEYS/LIBRA
RY
(LOWERCASE). RESULTS FOR THE DIVERSITY DIMENSION WERE 76.6 PERCENT
FAVORABLE, 18.15 PERCENT NEUTRAL AND 5.25 PERCENT UNFAVORABLE.
     E. VADM CURRIER, CHIEF OF STAFF/DCMS AND DR. ANTONIO FLORES,
HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HACU) PRESIDENT,
SIGNED A CONTINUATION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
COAST GUARD AND HACU. THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTED A 14-YEAR RELATIONSHIP
WHICH HELPS PROMOTE DIVERSITY RECRUITING IN THE HISPANIC AND LATINO
COMMUNITIES.
     F. THE DIVERSITY STAFF CONDUCTED A THOROUGH REVIEW OF REF A AND
IDENTIFIED AND UPDATED RELEVANT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. BASED ON
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE REVISED
PLAN WILL PROVIDE UPDATED GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION ALLOWING UNITS TO
MAXIMIZE RESPECTIVE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES. RELEASE OF THE REVISED
PLAN IS ANTICIPATED IN THE 2ND QUARTER OF FY2011.
4. A SERVICE-LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE LANTAREA, PACAREA, DCO AND CHIEF OF
STAFF/DCMS DIVERSITY ACTION ACHIEVEMENTS AND COPIES OF REFS A AND B
CAN BE FOUND ON THE COAST GUARD OFFICE OF DIVERSITY WEBSITE AT
WWW.USCG.MIL/DIVERSITY/RESOURCES.ASP.
5. POINT OF CONTACT: CAPT CATHERINE A. HAINES, COMDT (CG-12B),
(CATHERINE.A.HAINES(AT)USCG.MIL), 202-475-5245.
6. VICE ADMIRAL JOHN CURRIER, CHIEF OF STAFF/DCMS, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED