Coast Guard : continued improvements needed to address potential barriers to equal employment opportunity : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Jones, Yvonne D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Coast Guard. Civil Rights Directorate--Personnel management--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Coast Guard. Civil Rights Directorate.

Discrimination in employment--United States--Prevention.

Discrimination in employment.

Discrimination in employment--Prevention.

Personnel management--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 30 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Continued improvements needed to address potential barriers to equal employment opportunity

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]

Language Note:

"December 2011."

Summary:

In the past, allegations of management weakness and inadequate provision of civil rights services were made against the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) Civil Rights Directorate (CRD). To address these allegations, in 2008, the Director of CRD commissioned an external review of CRD's operations. As a result of recommendations made in that review, CRD has developed steps, such as reorganizing its operations, with the intent of program improvement. As requested, GAO examined (1) how the USCG's equal employment opportunity (EEO) program compares to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Management Directive 715 (MD-715) reporting standards for a model program, and (2) the extent to which CRD has defined performance goals and measures that are useful in assessing program improvements. To conduct this work, GAO reviewed documentation from the USCG and EEOC, and literature on performance measurement. GAO also interviewed USCG, EEOC and other relevant agency officials. GAO recommends that the USCG (1) take a systematic approach in conducting barrier analyses and reporting its progress toward becoming a model EEO program and (2) refine its performance measurement plan to address gaps in key areas. DHS concurred with both GAO recommendations.

Notes:

Title from cover screen (viewed on Apr. 15, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-12-135."

OCLC:

785798291