System for Processing Individual Equal Employment Opportunity Discrimination Complaints

Improvements Needed Gao ID: FPCD-76-77 April 8, 1977

Although the Civil Service Commission (CSC) established an extensive system for processing individual discrimination complaints, many aspects of the system need improvement.

At nine federal agencies and departments, the planning and actions taken to make sure that discrimination complaint system objectives are met can be improved in several areas: (1) management commitment; (2) structure within the agency; and (3) determining financial resources required and analyzing staff needs and qualifications. The nine agencies reviewed did not have reliable data on the costs of operating their discrimination complaints systems and governmentwide cost data were not adequate. A variety of problems regarding fairness and impartiality, timeliness, and complaint resolution were noted. Neither CSC nor the agencies reviewed have adequately reviewed and evaluated the discrimination complaint systems. Sound reviews and evaluations were not possible because adequate data were lacking.

Recommendations

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