Minority Representation

Efforts of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Gao ID: HRD-88-49 May 13, 1988

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration's (ADAMHA) compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's employment requirements.

GAO found that: (1) 270 of the 1,414 ADAMHA employees were minorities; (2) 5 of the 39 Senior Executive Service members were minorities; (3) the professional civilian labor force consisted of 12.5-percent minorities, the management level was 11.5-percent minorities, and the administrative civilian labor force was 13-percent minorities; (4) during fiscal years 1982 through 1987, the ADAMHA Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO) did not establish numerical goals and timetables for hiring, competitive promotions, or reassignments of minorities due to reductions in force unique to ADAMHA; (5) because of fewer external hiring opportunities, ADAMHA had no recruitment strategy to increase minority representation; (6) ADAMHA did not compile and maintain required race and sex information on applicants or collect the information on the composition of qualifications review boards (QRB); (7) ADAMHA did not always review vacancy announcements, observe QRB meetings, or grant waivers when the minimum area of consideration for a vacancy was less than ADAMHA-wide; and (8) of the 385 advisory committee members, 43 were minorities and 87 were women.

Recommendations

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