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Joe N. Kennedy, a career federal executive, has been named
deputy director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP),
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards Bernard E. Anderson
announced today.
Kennedy will work closely with Deputy Assistant Secretary
for OFCCP Shirley Wilcher to ensure that federal contractors and subcontractors
comply with laws governing equal employment opportunity and affirmative action
programs.
OFCCP enforces Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section
503 of the Rehabilitation Act of l973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment
Assistance Act and other laws which prohibit discrimination in employment based
on race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability or Vietnam era
veteran status.
Anderson said, "The Labor Department is very fortunate to
have Mr. Kennedy join our team. His 25 years of experience and personal
commitment are invaluable assets as the Labor Department continues strong
enforcement of nondiscrimination laws which protect our nation's workers."
Kennedy will be involved in OFCCP's day-to-day operations,
implementation of policy and initiatives, and long-range planning and
development.
From 1992 until joining the Labor Department, Kennedy was
director of program development and training with the Office for Civil Rights
of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
From 1981-1992 he served in progressively responsible
executive positions with HHS in Kansas City, Chicago, Atlanta and New York.
His first assignment with the Labor Department was from
1978-80 to where he served as deputy regional administrator and director of
operations with the Chicago regional office. Kennedy began his federal career
in the civil rights and equal employment arena as a supervisory EEO specialist
with a Department of Defense supply agency in Chicago from 1970-78.
A native of New Orleans, he graduated from Dillard
University. He is married and lives in Glenn Dale, Md.
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