Obama Seeks to Cement Agency Diversity Efforts Before Trump Takes Office

Government Executive: As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take control of the executive branch, the Obama administration is looking to institutionalize the progress it has made in building diversity priorities into hiring and everyday government practices.

The White House is hosting a multi-day event that kicked off Monday to share best practices and emphasize the importance of inclusion at all levels of federal agencies. Officials including Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan, Office of Personnel Management acting Director Beth Cobert and chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama and assistant to President Obama Tina Tchen expressed their pride in what the administration has accomplished and the importance of building on that momentum as Trump takes office.

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