U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
Defense Security Service (DSS)

Permanent Workforce: 2,377

Total Reported Workforce: 2,528

DSS' permanent workforce participation rate for women was 48.93%; for Blacks was 15.44%; for Hispanics was 3.66%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.23%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.75%.
DSS' top two major occupations were reported as Security Administration, and General Investigation.
- In the Security Administration occupation, the participation rate for women was 57.19%; for Blacks was 19.82%; for Hispanics was 3.33%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.75%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.05%.
- In the General Investigation occupation, the participation rate for women was 37.21%; for Blacks was 9.34%; for Hispanics was 4.59%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.38%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.9%.
DSS' GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 33.06%; for Blacks was 8.87%; for Hispanics was 0.81%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0.81%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
DSS' Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 66.67%; for Blacks was 0%; for Hispanics was 0%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%; 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 DSS, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.88% 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.
DSS did not report any completed ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage.
There were 20 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 9 individuals filed 9 EEO complaints.
DSS did not report any completed ADR efforts during the formal complaint stage.
DSS settled 5 complaints.
DSS paid $23,200 in monetary benefits: $0 for front and/or back pay awards; $23,200 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $0 for attorney's fees.
DSS issued 4 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
DSS took an average of 492 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 578 days.

Defense Security Service EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	25	20	-20.0%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	96%	90%	-6.3%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	100%	5%	-95.0%
	ADR Election Rate	0%	0%	NA
	ADR Participation Rate	0%	0%	NA
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	14	9	-35.7%
	Total Workforce	2,640	2,528	-4.2%
	Total Complainants	13	9	-30.8%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	93%	100%	7.5%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.5%	0.4%	-27.7%
Investigations	Total Completed	3	3	0.0%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	215	268	24.7%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$750	$750	0.0%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	26	11	-57.7%
	Agency Dismissals	6	1	-83.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	7	0	-100.0%
	Withdrawals	1	1	0.0%
	Settlements	8	5	-37.5%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	3	4	33.3%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	608	492	-19.1%
	Agency Dismissals	82	47	-42.7%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	1,041	0	-100.0%
	Withdrawals	101	180	78.2%
	Settlements	586	574	-2.0%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	122	444	263.9%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	613	578	-5.7%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	3	4	33.3%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	0.0%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	8	5	-37.5%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$1,500	$0	-100.0%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$44,500	$23,200	-47.9%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$10,483	$0	-100.0%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	10	3	-70.0%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	4	12	200.0%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS Defense Security Service (DSS)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
Defense Security Service (DSS)