U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

Permanent Workforce: 109,655

Total Reported Workforce: 141,275

DHS' permanent workforce participation rate for women was 31.45%; for Blacks was 13.93%; for Hispanics was 18.93%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.14%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.73%.
DHS' top three major occupations were reported as General Inspection, Investigation, and Compliance, Criminal Investigating, and Border Patrol Agent.
- In the General Inspection, Investigation, and Compliance occupation, the participation rate for women was 21.36%; for Blacks was 10.4%; for Hispanics was 18.32%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.94%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.94%.
- In the Criminal Investigating occupation, the participation rate for women was 13.2%; for Blacks was 6.81%; for Hispanics was 15.19%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.62%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.83%.
- In the Border Patrol Agent occupation, the participation rate for women was 5.83%; for Blacks was 1.39%; for Hispanics was 50.47%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.05%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.48%.
DHS' GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 30.22%; for Blacks was 8.81%; for Hispanics was 7.81%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.19%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.71%.
DHS' Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 19.86%; for Blacks was 8.87%; for Hispanics was 4.96%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.13%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At DHS, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.5% of the total workforce. In FY 2003, of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more employees, the Social Security Administration, at 2.27%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities.
DHS completed 541 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 84 resulted in a settlement.
There were 3,362 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 1,345 individuals filed 1,440 EEO complaints.
DHS completed 40 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 14 resulted in a settlement.
DHS settled 199 complaints.
DHS paid $2,034,431 in monetary benefits: $150,284 for front and/or back pay awards; $560,964 for lump sum payments; $295,752 for compensatory damages; and $1,027,431 for attorney's fees.
DHS issued 350 decisions on the merits. There were 16 findings of discrimination issued.
DHS took an average of 731 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 939 days.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security EEO Indicators		FEMA	MOU	Total
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	104	3,045	3,149
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	90.4%	73.6%	76.7%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	15.3%	47.0%	45.9%
	ADR Election Rate	94.1%	41.0%	41.6%
	ADR Participation Rate	14.4%	19.3%	19.1%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	28	1412	1,440
	Total Workforce*	8,663	132,612	141,275
	Total Complainants	28	1317	1,345
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100.0%	93.3%	93.4%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.3%	1.00%	1.00%
Investigations	Total Completed	29	614	643
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	400	251	257
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$830,470	$830,470
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$124,434	$1,247,226	$1,371,660
Type of Closures	Total Closures	28	913	941
	Agency Dismissals	1	286	287
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	9	9
	Withdrawals	2	94	96
	Settlements	6	193	199
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	19	331	350
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	775	730	731
	Agency Dismissals	95	316	315
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	565	565
	Withdrawals	569	495	496
	Settlements	505	1,099	1,081
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	792	535	539
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	918	944	939
Merit Decisions	Total Number	19	331	350
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	16	16
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	4.8%	4.6%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	6	206	212
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$38,412	$111,872	$150,284
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$47,397	$513,567	$560,964
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$295,752	$295,752
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$22,500	$1,004,931	$1,027,431
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	7	162	169
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	18	79	97

*Total workforce data includes only agency submitted data and does not include classified positions.

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)