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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Needs To Improve Its Administrative Activities

HRD-81-74 Published: Apr 21, 1981. Publicly Released: Apr 21, 1981.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reorganized its field offices. It eliminated the regional offices and litigation centers and transferred their functions to 22 enlarged district offices and 25 area offices. Each district office has an operations service unit which provides administrative support, with headquarters guidance, in such matters as budgeting, personnel, supplies, and maintenance of records and a reporting system. GAO undertook a general review of the administrative activities of EEOC partly in response to complaints received alleging abuses in this area. GAO wanted to assess how well the district offices' operations services units were carrying out their activities and how adequate and useful were the supervision and guidance they received from headquarters. GAO looked into the full range of EEOC administrative activities, including procurement practices, furniture and equipment use and control, imprest funds, personnel activities, and resource allocations.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to have unneeded leased word processing equipment and other equipment returned to the lessors.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to expedite the completion of audiovisual training materials.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to ensure that, in the reorganized operations services units, adequate training is provided to staff.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to ensure that, in the reorganized operations services units, all required tasks are performed by the assigned staff.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to ensure that, in the reorganized operations services units, performance is monitored by the Office of Administration.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to reassess district office legal units' resource allocation and potential workload and adjust their staffs as appropriate.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to institute controls to ensure that equipment is purchased only after needs have been assessed and alternatives considered.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to ensure that accurate property inventory records are established, maintained, and monitored at its offices as soon as possible.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to ensure that district offices administer their imprest funds in accordance with Treasury regulations by reviewing all offices' imprest fund use and reducing their fund levels to the amount needed for 2 months.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to ensure that district offices administer their imprest funds in accordance with Treasury regulations by emphasizing to office directors the need for quarterly cash verifications.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chairman should direct the Executive Director to ensure that, in the reorganized operations services units, qualified persons are assigned to key positions.
Closed – Implemented
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

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Electronic data processingAudiovisual aidsFair employment programsImprest fundsLawyersPersonnel managementProgram evaluationProgram managementProperty and supply managementLitigation