PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE

Permanent Work Force: 2,561

Total Work Force: 2,640

• DSS's permanent work force participation rate for women was 49.59%, for Blacks was 14.32%, for Hispanics was 3.05%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.11%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.60%.
• DSS's top three major occupational areas are Security Administration, General Investigating, and Criminal Investigating.
  • In the Security Administration occupation, the participation rate for women was 58.33%, for Blacks was 19.04%, for Hispanics was 2.89%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.02%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.85%.
  • In the General Investigating occupation, the participation rate for women was 35.90%, for Blacks was 9.09%, for Hispanics was 4.08%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.15%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.84%.
  • In the Criminal Investigating occupation, the participation rate for women was 21.49%, for Blacks was 7.81%, for Hispanics was 5.53%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.28%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.65%.
• DSS's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 36.64%, for Blacks was 7.63%, for Hispanics was 0.76%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
• DSS's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 40%, for Blacks was 0%, for Hispanics was 0%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
• People with targeted disabilities were 0.98% of the total work force. The estimated availability for people with targeted disabilities is 5.95%.
• DSS did not report any ADR efforts during the pre-complaint process.
• There were 25 instances of pre-complaint counseling. Thirteen individuals filed 14 complaints.
• DSS completed 11 ADR efforts during the complaint process.
• DSS settled eight complaints.
• DSS paid $56,483 for corrective actions: $1,500 for front or back pay awards, $44,500 for lump sum payments, and $10,483 for attorney's fees.
• DSS issued three decisions on the merits. No finding of discrimination was issued.
• DSS took an average of 608 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 613 days.

Table of EEO Indicators

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