Policy Statement on Harassment, Including Sexual and Non-sexual

Number: 2325.8B ADM
Status: Active
Signature Date: 05/29/2025
Expiration Date: 05/31/2028

Purpose

This directive defines and prescribes the GSA policy on harassment (sexual harassment, non-sexual harassment, and sexual misconduct). This policy supports GSA’s well-established commitment to providing a workplace free from harassment. This policy ensures that GSA is taking all reasonable steps to prevent harassment from occurring and to address such conduct before it becomes unlawful.

Background

Harassment in the Federal workplace is defined as any unwelcome conduct, including oral, written, physical or on-line conduct, based on an individual’s membership in a group as described in Section 7(b) below. Harassment also includes retaliation, which is adverse action taken against an individual because the individual reported harassment, supported another individual’s harassment claim, or opposed harassing conduct.

Applicability

This order applies to all GSA employees, former employees, and applicants for employment with GSA.

The following are exceptions:

  1. The Office of Inspector General (OIG), given its independence under the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 (Title 5 United States Code Sections 401-424).
  2. The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, due to its independent authorities.

Cancellation

This policy supersedes GSA Order ADM 2325.8A, GSA’s Policy Statement on Harassment, including Sexual and Non-sexual, dated August 21, 2023 and canceled February 6, 2025. It rescinds and replaces any and all existing policy statements in GSA Regional offices regarding harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual misconduct.

Summary of Changes

This order is updated to remove references to gender identity. Additionally, this order removes references to Executive Order 13672, Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478 Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, both of which were rescinded on January 21, 2025, by Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.