Defense Office of the Secretary/WASH (OSD)

Permanent Workforce: 5,219 Temporary Workforce: 662 Total Workforce: 5,881

Workforce Composition

	Total #	Men	Women	Hispanic or Latino	White	Black or African American	Asian	Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	American Indian / Alaska Native	Two or More Races	Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Workforce	5,219	63.77%	36.23%	3.31%	66.07%	25.66%	3.31%	0.34%	0.44%	0.86%	0.71%
Major Occupations:
POLICE	783	87.87%	12.13%	5.24%	48.02%	43.68%	1.66%	0.00%	0.51%	0.89%	0.00%
FOREIGN AFFAIRS	254	64.57%	35.43%	1.57%	92.91%	1.57%	3.54%	0.00%	0.00%	0.39%	0.00%
GENERAL ENGINEERING	136	80.88%	19.12%	5.15%	80.88%	6.62%	6.62%	0.00%	0.00%	0.74%	0.00%
GS-14 and GS-15*	23	78.26%	21.74%	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Senior Pay Level*	356	73.31%	26.69%	2.53%	90.45%	3.37%	2.81%	0.00%	0.56%	0.28%	0.28%
SES	299	72.91%	27.09%	2.68%	89.63%	3.34%	3.34%	0.00%	0.67%	0.33%	0.33%
First-Level Officials/ Mgrs	1	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Mgrs	12	75.00%	25.00%	0.00%	91.67%	0.00%	8.33%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Senior-Level Officials/ Mgrs	335	73.13%	26.87%	2.69%	90.15%	3.28%	2.99%	0.00%	0.60%	0.30%	0.30%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2009, OSD employed 42 (0.71%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 118 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 18 employees from FY 2008 and no change in the number of employees since FY 2005. The participation rate for FY 2008 was 0.71% and for FY 2005 was 0.72%. Over the 5-year period OSD had a net decrease of 0.01% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I. Counseling

OSD timely processed 79% of the 57 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2009.

II. Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Race (Black/African American); (2) Sex (Female); and (3) Reprisal. Of the 32 complaints filed at OSD, 12 contained allegations of race (Black/African American) discrimination, 5 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 5 contained allegations of color discrimination and 4 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III. Complaint Processing Times

Of the 17 completed investigations, 70.6% were timely. OSD's average time for completing an investigation was 176 days. Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 100 days.

OSD's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 406 days in FY 2008 to 463 days in FY 2009. The government-wide average was 344 days.

IV. Costs

OSD reported no counseling settlements in FY 2009. OSD expended a total of $243,020 for 17 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $14,295.

OSD agreed to pay a total of $247,790 plus other benefits for 6 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with monetary benefits, the average award was $41,298.