U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF)

Permanent Workforce: 3,871

Total Reported Workforce: 5,401

SECDEF's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 42.68%; for Blacks was 22.89%; for Hispanics was 1.99%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.97%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.44%.
SECDEF's top three major occupations were reported as Miscellaneous Administration and Program, Management and Program Analysis, and General Engineering.
- In the Miscellaneous Administration and Program occupation, the participation rate for women was 49.19%; for Blacks was 21.26%; for Hispanics was 2.43%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.01%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.4%.
- In the Management and Program Analysis occupation, the participation rate for women was 53.41%; for Blacks was 17.27%; for Hispanics was 1.82%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.64%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
- In the General Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 17.22%; for Blacks was 7.69%; for Hispanics was 2.56%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.69%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.73%.
SECDEF's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 32.37%; for Blacks was 7.75%; for Hispanics was 1.75%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.45%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.28%.
SECDEF's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 31.37%; for Blacks was 12.33%; for Hispanics was 2.48%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.22%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.64%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At SECDEF, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.67% 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.
SECDEF completed 7 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 3 resulted in a settlement.
There were 34 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 22 individuals filed 22 EEO complaints.
SECDEF completed 5 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 3 resulted in a settlement.
SECDEF settled 7 complaints.,/li>
SECDEF paid $91,536 in monetary benefits: $28,310 for front and/or back pay awards; $8,000 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $55,225 for attorney's fees.
SECDEF issued 11 decisions on the merits. There was one finding of discrimination issued.
SECDEF took an average of 790 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 1,287 days.

Office of the Secretary of Defense EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	35	26	-25.7%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	80%	100%	25.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	27.1%	47.1%	73.8%
	ADR Election Rate	100%	43.8%	-56.2%
	ADR Participation Rate	27.1%	20.6%	-24.0%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	26	22	-15.4%
	Total Workforce	4,186	5,401	29.0%
	Total Complainants	26	22	-15.4%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100%	100%	0.0%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.6%	0.4%	NA
Investigations	Total Completed	7	20	185.7%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	344	399	16.0%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$5,000	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$0	$0	NA
Type of Closures	Total Closures	12	24	100.0%
	Agency Dismissals	2	5	150.0%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	0	1	NA
	Settlements	3	7	133.3%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	7	11	57.1%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	531	790	48.8%
	Agency Dismissals	240	112	-53.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	0	578	NA
	Settlements	423	521	23.2%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	567	570	0.5%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	713	1,287	80.5%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	7	11	57.1%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	1	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	9.1%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	3	8	166.7%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$0	$28,310	NA
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$0	$8,000	NA
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$41,000	$0	-100.0%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$0	$55,225	NA
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	14	16	14.3%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	12	11	-8.3%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF)