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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.