Audit of NARA's Processing of Discrimination Complaints

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Date Issued

Friday, April 29, 2022

Submitting OIG

National Archives and Records Administration OIG

Other Participating OIGs

National Archives and Records Administration OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

National Archives and Records Administration

Report Number

22-AUD-07

Report Type

Audit

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 6 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$0	$0
Use a system-approach that complies with Public Law 116-92, EEO MD-715, and 29 CFR 1614.
3	No	$0	$0
Review and evaluate current processes, procedures, and practices, make revisions, and implement guidance to improve efficiencies associated with obtaining contract award for conducting investigations and drafting final agency decisions.
4	No	$0	$0
Develop and implement processes and procedures to ensure the contractors adhere to the Statement of Work for Equal Employment Opportunity services, to include, but not limited to (1) completing investigations timely, (2) submitting authorizations for extensions, if necessary, and (3) submitting weekly status reports; and where applicable enforce any associated penalties for delays.
5	No	$0	$0
Define and formalize the roles and responsibilities of the Office of General Counsel in the processing of discrimination complaints. Specifically, implement policies and procedures to demonstrate the agency has a fair and impartial Equal Employment Opportunity process, to include but not limited to, ensuring: a clear separation between the agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity complaint program and its defensive function, and the agency representative does not intrude or have the appearance of intruding upon Equal Employment Opportunity counseling, investigations, and final agency decisions.
6	No	$0	$0
Establish and implement procedures to ensure agency responses submitted to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its EEO MD-715 submissions are accurate, complete, and supported by documentation.
8	No	$0	$0
Develop and implement controls to ensure standard operating procedures are kept up to date to reflect subsequent organizational, policy, or procedural changes that can affect processing of discrimination complaints.