GAO found that: (1) in implementing the military EO program, the four military services have established different complaint processes; (2) among these differences are the deadlines for filing a complaint, the channels available for filing a complaint, and the documentation used to record complaint processing and followup reviews; (3) not all the commands GAO visited were following their service'

GAO found that: (1) 32 percent of NIH employees surveyed reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment in the past year, but 96 percent of these employees opted not to file an equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint or take other personnel action; (2) NIH employees filed 32 informal and 20 formal sexual harassment complaints between October 1990 and May 1994, however no determinations

GAO discussed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) role in creating a federal workforce that is discrimination free and reflects the nation's population. GAO noted that: (1) EEOC must work with federal agencies to better identify employment barriers for women and minorities; (2) the representation of women and minorities in the federal workforce has increased between 1982 and 1993

GAO discussed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and some concerns about its operations. GAO noted that: (1) EEOC responsibilities and workload have increased significantly since 1964 due to its assumption of responsibility for enforcing certain antidiscrimination acts; (2) EEOC has requested more staff to meet its increasing workload, but it needs to study investigator efficiency

GAO found that: (1) Washington has reduced to 17 percent the number of benchmark jobs below the 95 percent target salary line; (2) 90 of 109 state jobs are on or above the target salary line and 19 jobs are below the target salary line; (3) of 429 general government state jobs reviewed, 72 percent were on or above the target salary line; (4) state legislature appropriations for comparable worth t

GAO obtained information on internal equal employment opportunity (EEO) office activities at the agencies including components dealing with complaint processing, policy development, legal activities, and affirmative action plan development and implementation. However, GAO found that: (1) a number of problems and inconsistencies exist in the way EEO offices collected and presented data in agency r

The system for processing Government employees' discrimination complaints continues to be plagued with problems, particularly the length of time it takes to process complaints. GAO found that complaints closed in fiscal year (FY) 1981 took more than twice as long as complaints closed in FY 1974. In 1981, a 15-percent increase in the number of complaints over the previous year was experienced, and

In the opinion of GAO, the importance of the guidelines to EEO enforcement is not at issue. On the basis of the preponderance of views and experience expressed to GAO, it believes that the guidelines can have a major role in ensuring compliance with the spirit and intent of federal EEO laws. While revisions to the guidelines' technical provisions could be postponed until after the new American Ps

Since the 1977 report, HHS and Education have significantly improved the management of their civil rights enforcement responsibilities. The new OCR's appropriations and authorized staffing levels have remained fairly stable. Both OCR's have increased communications between their headquarters and field staffs and use uniform policy guidelines and compliance standards. Both OCR's will be able to mo

Since the 1977 report, HHS and Education have significantly improved the management of their civil rights enforcement responsibilities. The new OCR's appropriations and authorized staffing levels have remained fairly stable. Both OCR's have increased communications between their headquarters and field staffs and use uniform policy guidelines and compliance standards. Both OCR's will be able to mo