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B-175042 1 (1972-04-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabldv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESTMCTED - Not t .be r.easd utdo the eneral 3 Accot~m fft tic except on thle basis of 96 ft app) ~ ~ r - -'by the offcs of congreesional Rw..teI.,- [ RELE F ~~OMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THEu TT / I • WASHINGTON, D.C. 2D548 AT 0I B1 4APR 12 197Z B- 17 5042- -: Dear Mr. Kuykendall: '2 You requested in a letter dated January 17, 1972, that we report on the alleged misappropriation of monies allocated for the operation of the MPhs,Tennessee, District Officed of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which was contained in statements to you from two employees in the Memphis District Office. We reviewed the administrative activities of the Memphis District Office and interviewed the two EEOC employees con- cerning their statements. We were informed by the two em- ployees that several of the employees, including themselves, had filed with EEOC discrimination and other charges against the Memphis office. Resolution of these charges, pending at the time of our visit, is the specific responsibility of EEOC and/or the Civil Service Commission. Employees can appeal to ' the Civil Service Commission if their charges are not re- solved satisfactorily by EEOC. In most instances we were not able to substantiate or prove false the statements of alleged irregularities because of the lack of documentary evidence. Our examination of employee expense and travel vouchers showed that the vouchers were supported properly by approved travel authorizations. The per diem claimed and the mileage rates authorized were in accordance with the amounts allowed in the Government standard travel regulations. On some vouchers we noted that expenses were claimed for rental of motel meeting rooms; however, this is not an abnormal prac- tice in EEOC when Government-furnished space is not available for discussing cases. We could not confirm or prove false the statement that employees were making unauthorized calls through the Federal Telecommunications System (FTS), because records were not maintained to show what use had been made of FTS. We were told by the EEOC district director that all of his technical

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