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Affirmative Action Programs of Three Couponent Organizations of
the Departme-at of Justice: The U.S. Marshals Service, the
Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Drug Enforcement
Administration. April 12, 1978. 12 p .

Testimony before the House Committee cm the Judiciary: Civil anC
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee; ky H. L. Krieger, Director,
Federal Pirsonnel and Compensation Div.

Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div.
Organization Concerned: Department of Justice; United States
     mxrshals Service; Immigration and Naturalizaticr Service;
     DruQ Enforcement Administration.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on the Judiciary: Civil
    and Constitutional Rights Subcommittee.

          A study of affirmative action programs of the
Department of Justice and its component organizations focused on
policies and practices such as recruitment, selectici,
promotion, training, assignment of personnel, management, and
the complaint procesL, A stuiy performed by a Justice Task Force
at the Marshals Service concluded that the Equal Imploymeot
Opportunity (EEO) program required a cceplete evaluation and
overhaul. GAO has not yet revie_-ei a progress report pre~aLed in
response to the study. The programs oi the Immigration ond
Naturalization Service (IRS) and the Drug EnforcemeLt
Administration (DEA) require improvements in t'.b areas of
prograc evaluation an4 follow-up, derscanel resources,
affirrative action plans, recru.'tdent of wcmen and minorities,
traininq and promotions, and complaint systems. Altbcugh there
has bien an incLease in female and minority emflovment-during
the ipriod of thf. review, the percentage of wonz;- employed at
qrades GS-7 and ibove was below the zation-l average. Miority
emplcyment At the higher grades mas telow the national average
at DEA but close to the national average at INS. Projosed reform
of EEO includes Reorqanization Plan Wc. I (if IS78 which would
give the EEO Commission oversight responsibility. This would
speed resolution of some of the problems found in the programs
at the Department nf Justice and other agencies. (HIW)

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