Federal Affirmative Employment: Better Guidance Needed for Small Agencies
(Letter Report, 07/21/94, GAO/GGD-94-71).

In reviewing 75 federal agencies ranging in size from 3 employees to
nearly 4,700, GAO found that the overall representation of women and
minorities in these small and medium agencies increased from 1984 to
1992.  However, underrepresentation existed in many of the job
categories.  In particular, in medium agency key jobs, those that lead
to senior-level positions, GAO found that underrepresentation existed in
every key job.  At the same time, women and minorities were being hired
and promoted at rates that should improve their relative shares of the
workforce.  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) needs to
strengthen the management of the federal EEO program by clarifying its
requirements for small agencies and ensuring that small agencies are
held accountable for developing and implementing affirmative employment
programs. In place of affirmative employment plans, EEOC requires small
agencies to submit a statement affirming their commitment to equal
employment opportunity.  This statement, however, does not guarantee
that agencies follow EEOC's requirement for affirmative employment
planning, nor does it provide EEOC with additional information to show
that they are complying.

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 REPORTNUM:  GGD-94-71
     TITLE:  Federal Affirmative Employment: Better Guidance Needed for 
             Small Agencies
      DATE:  07/21/94
   SUBJECT:  Fair employment programs
             Reporting requirements
             Civil rights law enforcement
             Employment of minorities
             Hiring policies
             Compliance
             Federal employees
             Employee promotions
             Women
             Minorities
IDENTIFIER:  OPM Central Personnel Data File
             
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