Task Group on Increasing Diversity in DOD's Flag and Senior Executive Ranks
Defense Business Board
Mar 1, 2004
The DBB has prepared a series of specific recommendations to increase the representation of minorities and other underrepresented groups in the military's flag officer ranks and in the SES. These recommendations, although tailored to specific challenges posed by the SES and the Services, coalesce around three broad themes that define what the DBB recommends, as a whole, should guide the Department’s approach to this issue. Those three themes are as follows:
1. Leadership and Accountability are Critical Requirements for Further Success.
2. Broader, Requirements-Driven Approach to Diversity Is Needed.
3. Diverse DoD Workforce Must Be Prepared to Compete for Promotion Based on Merit.
