EEO/No FEAR Act & Whistleblower Protection Acts

The No FEAR Act of 2002 requires that federal agencies post on their public websites certain summary statistical data relating to equal employment opportunity complaints filed against the respective agencies.

For information on whistleblowing, please visit the Office of the Inspector General website.

The State Department’s public website contains this statistical information in accordance with the No FEAR Act. This data is updated on a quarterly basis. Download and read the latest report [339 KB].

For questions concerning this data, please contact the Office of Civil Rights at socr_direct@state.gov.

Section 203(a) of the No FEAR Act requires each federal agency to submit to Congress, the Attorney General, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission an annual report on discrimination, whistleblower, and retaliation complaints as well as practical knowledge gained through experience not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year. For transparency, the Department shares recent No FEAR Act reports below.

FY 2025 No FEAR Act Report

For questions concerning this data, please contact the Office of Civil Rights at socr_direct@state.gov.

For information regarding the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, including the Department’s obligations regarding the implementation and enforcement of nondisclosure agreements consistent with federal whistleblower protections, visit the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act page.

Notifications of Violations Posted Pursuant to the Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020

The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020 (Cummings Act) amends the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act of 2002 to strengthen federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and expands accountability within federal agencies. The Cummings Act requires federal agencies to post notification of a finding of discrimination that has been made against the agency. The notification must be linked directly from the agency’s public internet website for a period of one year. Accordingly, the Department of State will post notices of violations on this page to ensure compliance with the Cummings Act.

• Finding of Discrimination – January 16, 2026 [184 KB]
• Finding of Discrimination – February 12, 2026 [671 KB]
• Finding of Discrimination – February 9, 2026