Obama asks agencies to study low hiring rate for Hispanics

The Obama administration asked all major federal agencies on Wednesday to analyze their personnel practices in order to ensure enough Hispanics are being hired and promoted in the government.

“In light of the persistent low representation of Hispanic/Latinos in the federal workforce, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission agree… that federal agencies with at least 1,000 full-time equivalent employees should conduct a more focused barrier analysis on Hispanic employment,” the Office of Personnel Management wrote in a memo to agencies.