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-161- Among the objectives outlined in the Institution's equal employment opportunity plan for the period October 1, 1977 to September 30, 1978 are: 1. to identify, and correct as necessary, any training deficiencies of EO officials; 2. to provide further expansion of the special emphasis programs, such as those for women, the Spanish-speaking, and the handicapped; 3. to decrease discrimination complaint processing time to 180 days and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of each step of the process; 4. to increase Smithsonian's minority and female strength for FY 1978; 5. to place minorities and/or females into management development training in FY 1978; 6. to increase the number of females in higher order professional administrative positions; 7. reduce the amount of time in selecting trainees and effecting their reassignment into Upward Mobility vacancies; 8. to hold middle management accountable for day-to-day implementation of the EO program throughout the Institution by taking firm steps to reinforce this management responsibility; 9. to acquaint more minority and female organizations, and minorities and females, with Smithsonian programs and with the wide range of occupational skills that can be utilized at the Smithsonian; 10. to provide managers and supervisors with analysis, evaluation, and feedback regarding EO program progress.