PROPOSED REVISION OF (Sanitized) PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00313R000100260003-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 4, 1973
• Content Type: MF

OGC Has Reviewed
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4 June 197 3
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Services Staff
SUBJECT : Proposed Revision of
Public Service Awards
REFERENCE : Your memorandum same subject,
dtd. 24 May 197 3
1. Referent memorandum requested the opinion of
this Office on the proposed revision of Public
Service Awards. One of the awards is the Federal Woman's.
Awards, which "are granted to provide special recognition to
women.... "
2. Section 703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U. S. C. A. 2000e-2) provides that:
It shall be an unlawful employment practice
for an employer... to discriminate against an
individual with respect to his... privileges of
employment, because of such individual's...
sex....
Furthermore, Executive Order 11478 (8 Aug. 1969) entitled
"Equal Employment Opportunity in Federal Government" states
in Section 1 that:
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It is the policy of the Government of the United
States to provide equal opportunity in Federal
employment for all persons, to prohibit discrim-
ination in employment because of... sex....
This policy of equal opportunity applies to and
must be an integral part of every aspect of per-
sonnel policy and practice in the employment,
development, advancement, and treatment of
civilian employees of the Federal Government
(emphasis added).
3. As the first criteria for being considered as a
candidate for the Federal Woman's Awards is being a female
Government employee, the award is discriminatory because
all Government employees cannot be treated equally in con-
sideration for the award. Therefore, it is the opinion of
this Office that because the award discriminates on the basis
of sex, the Agency may not legally participate in the nomi-
nation for or granting of this award. Accordingly, it should
not be included in 1 -1
Office of General Counsel
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