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HRD-82-8 1 (1981-10-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcnm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN R9CKSOURC DIVISMON B-205036 OCTOBER 9, 1981 The Honorable Raymond J. Donovan The Secretary of Labor 116610 Dear Secretary Donovant Subject: The Administration of the Contract Compliance Program Has Shown Improvement (HRD-82-8) The results of our review of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) implementation of the contract com- pliance program since the 1978 consolidation of compliance agen- cies' functions into the Department of Labor are discussed in the enclosure to this letter. Although our work was done only at headquarters and two regions, we believe the problems identified may be applicable in other regions. Some of our findings correspond to results of studies by OFCCP. In general, OFCCP experienced some problems after the Pres- ident's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 transferred the com- pliance program functions to it in October 1978. Some of the problems have been resolved, and most of the others are being addressed by OFCCP. However, we found some instances in which the contract compliance manual was not being followed by field staff when conducting compliance reviews. The standardization and uniformity of compliance reviews was an issue that both the Pres- ident's Civil Rights Task Force and we have addressed, and an issue where improvement is needed. We discussed the results of our work with OFCCP officials, and their comments are included where appropriate. This report contains a recommendation to you on page 10 of the enclosure. As you know, section 236 of the Legislative Re- organization Act of 1970 requires the head of a Federal agency to submit a written statement on actions taken on our recommendations (209582) (2/~: >~?

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