EEOC: Federal Affirmative Planning Responsibilities (Testimony, 10/13/93,
GAO/T-GGD-94-20).

How well has the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
succeeded in creating a federal workforce that is discrimination free
and reflects the nation's population? GAO found general increases in the
employment of women and minorities at federal agencies.  All groups of
women and minorities have gained in representation relative to white men
at all grade levels.  Yet some groups, such as Hispanic men and women,
are not fully represented in the federal workforce.  EEOC requires
agencies to prepare five-year affirmative employment plans.  Many
agencies were late, some very much so, in submitting plans.  In
addition, agencies often failed to critically analyze these plans.
Nonetheless, EEOC approved the tardy or incomplete plans.  GAO also
testified that (1) EEOC sometimes mandated the use of out-of-date data
for affirmative action planning; (2) EEOC did not sufficiently encourage
agencies to analyze trends in hiring, training and development,
promotion, and separation that would provide more information useful for
achieving affirmative action goals; and (3) neither EEOC nor the Office
of Personnel Management helped agencies collect information on the
minority and gender composition of the applicant population, information
that would help in recruiting.  Although strong leadership at EEOC is
essential, the President and Congress need to underscore the need for
assertive affirmative employment programs at agencies and hold senior
managers accountable for achieving a representative workforce,
particularly at higher grade levels.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-94-20
     TITLE:  EEOC: Federal Affirmative Planning Responsibilities
      DATE:  10/13/93
   SUBJECT:  Fair employment programs
             Employment discrimination
             Agency missions
             Independent regulatory commissions
             Civil rights law enforcement
             Personnel management
             Employment of minorities
             Investigations by federal agencies
             Hiring policies
             Labor force
IDENTIFIER:  OPM Central Personnel Data File
             Senior Executive Service
             SES
             
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