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Defense Security Service (DSS)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 876 Temporary Workforce: 2 Total Workforce: 878

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 876 60.39% 39.61% 3.08% 73.06% 16.89% 3.88% 0.11% 0.68% 2.28% 0.34%
Major Occupations:
Security Administration 438 54.11% 45.89% 2.51% 72.60% 19.18% 2.05% 0.00% 1.37% 2.28% 0.00%
Intelligence 126 83.33% 16.67% 3.17% 88.10% 5.56% 2.38% 0.00% 0.00% 0.79% 1.59%
Information Technology Management 133 75.94% 24.06% 5.26% 68.42% 14.29% 8.27% 0.75% 0.00% 3.01% 0.00%
GS-14 and GS-15* 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Senior Pay Level** 6 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
SES** 6 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 56 75.00% 25.00% 1.79% 78.57% 14.29% 1.79% 0.00% 0.00% 3.57% 1.79%

*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, DSS employed 3 (0.34%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 18 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 3 employees from FY 2010 and a decrease of 3 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 0.7% and for FY 2007 was 1.14%. Over the 5-year period DSS had a net decrease of 0.8% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 39 41 46 57 50
Targeted Disabilities 6 15.38% 6 14.63% 6 13.04% 6 10.53% 3 6%

*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, DSS employed 347 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 25.00% of DSS's permanent senior level management positions. This represents an increase of 11 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 8 since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 216 41.14% 239 41.57% 291 41.16% 339 39.79% 347 39.61%
Senior Level Management 6 24% 5 19.23% 5 20.83% 3 25% 14 25.00%
Mid Level Management 20 34.48% 24 40% 28 42.42% 0 0% 0 0%
1st Level Management 0 0% 0 0% 1 100% 0 0% 0 0%

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