Where is the evidence that the EEOC has a financial crisis that requires radical restructuring?
Certainly it has been true for many years that the EEOC has not been properly funded. We have seen the agency go from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis for many years now. Obviously spending has to be controlled. However, the restructuring if there is to be restructuring has to be based on something concrete. Annual rent increases is cited as a primary basis for the need to reorganize the agencys field offices. However, the numbers dont appear to add up. If the decreases that are cited are accomplished by paring the rents, that wont save a significant amount of money. Rent currently accounts for only $1.8 million (NAPA page 31), which amounts to only % of the agencys annual budget. If it is true that 85% of the agencys budget involves personnel while 11% involves rental costs, how can anyone argue that reducing rental expense even by as much as half, would save the agency any significant money? The NAPA Report also cautions that closing offices could result in additional travel costs for
