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Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 12,142 Temporary Workforce: 102 Total Workforce: 12,244

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 12,142 39.49% 60.51% 2.56% 70.80% 22.61% 2.42% 0.19% 0.77% 0.66% 1.94%
Major Occupations:
Accounting Technician 3,639 30.06% 69.94% 1.24% 76.45% 19.13% 1.92% 0.08% 0.77% 0.41% 2.91%
Accounting 2,504 43.25% 56.75% 2.52% 74.72% 18.09% 3.27% 0.12% 0.68% 0.60% 1.44%
Financial Admin and Program 1,964 45.06% 54.94% 3.56% 67.26% 25.20% 1.99% 0.25% 0.71% 1.02% 0.87%
GS-14 and GS-15* 361 61.50% 38.50% 3.05% 81.16% 13.57% 1.66% 0.28% 0.00% 0.28% 2.22%
Senior Pay Level** 21 52.38% 47.62% 0.00% 90.48% 9.52% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
SES** 21 52.38% 47.62% 0.00% 90.48% 9.52% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 561 37.97% 62.03% 2.32% 66.67% 27.63% 1.43% 0.36% 0.71% 0.89% 0.53%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 439 60.36% 39.64% 2.51% 81.32% 14.58% 1.14% 0.23% 0.00% 0.23% 0.68%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 108 62.96% 37.04% 2.78% 82.41% 12.04% 9.26% 0.93% 0.00% 3.70% 1.85%

*This data represents only the General Schedule (GS) workforce. **Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 11 senior level positions data.

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2011, DFAS employed 238 (1.94%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 245 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 8 employees from FY 2010 and a decrease of 15 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 1.91% and for FY 2007 was 2.03%. Over the 5-year period DFAS had a net decrease of 0.09% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 1,408 1,327 1,317 1,351 1,559
Targeted Disabilities 253 17.97% 243 18.31% 238 18.07% 246 18.21% 238 15.27%

*The % of Targeted Disabilities in this table represents the # of employees with reportable disabilities that are targeted disabilities.

Women in Management #

As of September 30, 2011, DFAS employed 7,347 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 37.04% of DFAS's permanent senior level management positions. This represents a decrease of 11 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 23 since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 7,445 62.17% 7,280 62.08% 7,380 61.39% 7,707 60.81% 7,347 60.51%
Senior Level Management 17 39.53% 13 39.39% 15 48.39% 51 40.8% 40 37.04%
Mid Level Management 105 45.26% 43 56.58% 32 60.38% 186 40.79% 174 39.64%
1st Level Management 111 68.1% 18 56.25% 7 41.18% 331 62.34% 348 62.03%

# Numbers represent permanent employees only. *Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 2011 senior level positions data.