Verification and Validation of Agency Information

Accurate and reliable data is critical to planning and resource allocation at the Commission. The major front-line program areas private sector enforcement and federal sector programs require data on the number and status of matters pending, as well as data on financial and human resources deployed in order to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of our programs.

In recent years, the Commission has initiated projects to improve the speed and accuracy of data available to managers.

Under its 5-year technology plan, the Commission will develop and initiate implementation of new systems to collect data in the private sector enforcement program and the federal sector, outreach and education programs, as well as in key support operations:

• The Integrated Mission System (IMS) will track data for the private and federal sector enforcement programs. It is anticipated that the system will reinforce and support the Comprehensive Enforcement Program concepts in both the private sector and federal sector programs. In particular, it will support the important changes made in the federal sector EEO process as a result of the new Part 1614 regulations effective on November 9, 1999.
• A new federal sector data collection and reporting system will be developed to automate the collection and reporting of Federal EEO data.
• The implementation of a new financial management system will provide more accurate and timely financial information and streamline payments to internal and external customers.
• A new human resources system and payroll system will provide personnel information on a timely basis, enabling management to keep appraised of information such as attrition rates, which must be addressed promptly if the agency is to meet its annual goals.

The development and deployment of these systems is the first step towards linking financial, program and human resource data. These systems will provide computerized edit routines to verify entered data as one approach for ensuring the validity of the information. In addition, the agency anticipates using selective sampling and analysis of files to further ensure data validity.

The systems, and the valid data available in them, will assist agency managers determine the most cost-effective approach for assigning human and financial resources to achieve the agency's mission. To meet these objectives, continued investment in information technology at the required levels is essential.

This page was last modified on May 3, 2001.

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