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Article

18 Jan 2012

Author:
Chris Johnson, Washington Blade

DynCorp urged to adopt non-discrimination policy [USA]

The change.org petition, created by Freedom to Work, is directed at DynCorp International...The petition...calls on DynCorp “to strengthen their non-discrimination policy by including sexual orientation and gender identity. The company’s policies recently came under scrutiny in the wake of a settlement the company made with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a case in which a straight employee...was allegedly subjected to anti-gay harassment...Ashley Burke, a DynCorp spokesperson, said in response to the petition, “we are currently examining our policies to determine how they can be further strengthened, including in this specific area.”...One way to prompt DynCorp to adopt an LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination policy would be for President Obama to issue an executive order prohibiting federal dollars from going to companies that don’t have sexual orientation and gender identity included in their policies. [also refers to Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics]