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Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

OASCR's mission is to facilitate the fair and equitable treatment of USDA customers and employees, while ensuring the delivery and enforcement of civil rights programs and activities.

Winona Lake Scott, Associate Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights commemorates Juneteenth at a flag raising ceremony.
OASCR's mission is to provide leadership and direction for the fair and equitable treatment of all USDA customers and employees while ensuring the delivery of quality programs and enforcement of civil rights. OASCR ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies for USDA customers

USDA Celebrates the 24th Anniversary of Executive Order 13166 Anniversary, Continues Implementing Updated Language Access Plan

August 11, 2024, marked the 24th anniversary of Executive Order 13166, “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.”

USDA Ethics Mobile Application (USDA Ethics App) and USDA Civil Rights Mobile Application (USDA Civil Rights App)

When you browse through the USDA Ethics App and/or the USDA Civil Rights App and read pages or download information, we do not gather personal information about your visit. We do not use technologies to track your browsing habits on either of these mobile applications and we do not track your viewing activities on either of these mobile applications.

Speaking Request Form for Dr. Penny Brown Reynolds

Speaking Request Form (DOCX, 44.0 KB)

Please complete this form and send this form to the following email addresses: shabria.whitfield@usda.gov and conisha.hackett@usda.gov

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Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR)
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Mail Stop 0115
Washington, DC 20250

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