« Front Page More News »    Posted January 23, 2004 | 1:05 p.m. ET New EEO office Centralized location will serve employees better One office, better service. That's the reason for the new centralized Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) claims investigations office located in Tampa, FL. The office will consolidate USPS EEO investigations under one manager. It will use a staff of professional EEO analysts to monitor investigations conducted by private independent contract investigators. The new office reports to Labor Relations V.P. Tony Vegliante. The independent contractors will bring neutrality to USPS EEO investigations — a long-held goal of the Postal Service. Previously, USPS employees conducted EEO investigations of claims made by USPS employees for USPS. "This new process will be fairer and more impartial for employees, investigators and USPS," said Vegliante. These neutral investigators — trained in accordance with EEO Commission policy and regulations — will perform unbiased investigations, gather all relevant facts and provide an investigative summary of their findings. Area EEO offices will still be responsible for providing the results of the investigation to the complainant. "This new process will provide quality investigations in a timely manner for all Postal Service employees," said Vegliante. Employees contacted by EEO investigators should respond promptly and give their full cooperation and support. Look for a nationwide mailing on the new process coming to USPS employee mailboxes soon.	If you’re looking for USPS News Link, it’s available only on the Postal Service intranet at blue.usps.gov/news/link. Link is a publication for USPS employees. If you’re an employee and would like to subscribe to the e-mail version of Link, send an e-mail with your name and work location to uspslink@usps.gov.