ALCOAST 123/08
COMDTNOTE 5354
SUBJ: DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI)
ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE SURVEY (DEOCS)
A. COAST GUARD EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANUAL, COMDTINST M5350.4(SERIES)
1. THE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI)
ORGANIZATION CLIMATE SURVEY (DEOCS) IS A USEFUL MANAGEMENT TOOL
FOR ASSESSING COMMAND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (EO) CLIMATE. REF A
REQUIRES THAT A DEOCS BE ADMINISTERED AT EVERY UNIT AT
LEAST TRIENNIALLY. THIS REQUIREMENT IS REVISED TO READ "COMMANDING
OFFICERS AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE SHALL ADMINISTER A DEOCS WITHIN
180 DAYS OF ASSUMING COMMAND AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER." THIS CHANGE
WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF REF A.
2. THE DEOCS MAY BE USED BY UNITS AND STAFF ELEMENTS WITH AT LEAST
16 MEMBERS AND IS SUITABLE FOR UNITS WITH MILITARY AND/OR CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES. THE DEOCS SURVEY MEASURES CLIMATE FACTORS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE MILITARY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (EO) PROGRAM, CIVILIAN EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) PROGRAM, AND ORGANIZATIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS (OE) ISSUES.
3. DEOCS ASSESSES 14 CLIMATE FACTORS: SEXUAL HARASSMENT/
DISCRIMINATION, DIFFERENTIAL COMMAND BEHAVIOR TOWARD MINORITIES,
POSITIVE EO BEHAVIORS, RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION, RACIST BEHAVIOR,
OVERALL EO CLIMATE, AGE AND DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION, WORK GROUP
COHESION AND EFFECTIVENESS, LEADERSHIP COHESION, JOB SATISFACTION,
TRUST IN THE ORGANIZATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT.
4. AFTER RECENT MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS, THE DEOCS CONSISTS OF 66
QUESTIONS ADDRESSING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS AND DEMOGRAPHICS. COMMANDS ALSO MAY ADD UP TO 15
QUESTIONS OF THEIR OWN MAKING, INCLUDING 5 WHICH REQUIRE EMPLOYEES
TO WRITE SHORT ANSWERS. THE SURVEY TAKES APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES
TO COMPLETE. DEOMI MAKES SURVEY RESULTS AVAILABLE TO COMMANDS
WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THEIR COMPLETION. THE MANNER IN WHICH RESULTS
ARE DISCLOSED PROTECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF EVERY PARTICIPANT.
5. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEOCS, CONTACT YOUR SERVICING
CIVIL RIGHTS SERVICE PROVIDER OR VISIT THE DEOMI WEBSITE
HTTPS://WWW.DEOMI.ORG. COMDT (CG-00H-2) POC: LCDR CASSANDRA
JOHNSON,
(202)372-4513, EMAIL CASSANDRA.Y.JOHNSON(AT)USCG.MIL.
6. RELEASED BY T. A. DICKERSON, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.