GAO found that: (1) although the overall ratio of blacks employed at SSA headquarters increased from 1982 to 1985, black men were generally underrepresented in the organizational components and job series reviewed; (2) SSA did not fully comply with affirmative action requirements in compiling and analyzing race and sex profile data for each stage of the selection process to fill vacant positions;

GAO found that: (1) the SSA case load for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 1986 and for FY 1987 was revised to include decision review cases and medical-improvement-expected cases as its top priorities; (2) by the end of FY 1986, SSA will have a backlog of medical-improvement-expected and medical-improvement-possible cases that need review; and (3) there is uncertainty as to the number of CDR

GAO found that D.C. is not meeting its commitments under the act because: (1) many handicapped delinquents are not given opportunities for special education; (2) IEP do not meet all the requirements of the act; and (3) most handicapped delinquents in Youth Services Administration (YSA) custody do not receive special education. In order to be in compliance, IEP must contain certain educational and

The private sector program has been the focal point of USIA efforts to involve private nonprofit organizations in exchange-of-persons programs. In 1982, USIA awarded $7.5 million to 67 organizations under the program. GAO found that the average size and the number of large grants to new organizations were significantly higher than in the past. However, the 1982 program expanded the participation

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