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We Are Inspired By This BOSS: Claudia Gordon

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Claudia Gordon Claudia L. Gordon is currently a political appointee with the Obama administration serving as Special Assistant to the Director of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Prior to DOL, she was a senior policy advisor with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL). In this role, she provided legal and policy advice on the full breadth of civil rights and civil liberties issues the Department must address. These issues included, but were not limited to, ensuring compliance with Federal civil rights laws relating to the rights of people with disabilities in DHS programs and activities. While at DHS, Ms. Gordon managed the CRCL Disability Policy Team and the Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities (ICC). The ICC comprises 25 Federal departments and agencies and was established in 2004 by Executive O...