The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of the Navy (NAVY)

Permanent Workforce:  168,687 Temporary Workforce:  5,257 Total Workforce: 173,944

Work Force 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

168,687

70.35%

29.65%

4.45%

71.22%

12.97%

9.73%

0.80%

0.69%

0.09%

0.83%

Major Occupations:
Management and Program Analysis

6,331

38.48%

61.52%

3.95%

75.74%

13.74%

5.61%

0.33%

0.52%

0.11%

0.51%

Electronics Engineering

8,547

89.82%

10.18%

5.23%

72.94%

3.93%

17.02%

0.48%

0.35%

0.05%

0.46%

Information Tech. Mgt.

7,232

61.39%

38.61%

3.80%

77.21%

11.12%

6.61%

0.53%

0.58%

0.15%

1.09%

GS-14 and GS-15*

11,718

79.72%

20.28%

2.42%

87.69%

4.75%

4.55%

0.20%

0.35%

0.03%

0.31%

Senior Pay Level*

635

85.20%

14.80%

0.63%

91.65%

2.05%

4.88%

0.00%

0.79%

0.00%

0.00%

SES

309

82.85%

17.15%

0.32%

93.20%

3.88%

1.94%

0.00%

0.65%

0.00%

0.00%

First-Level Officials/Managers

6,484

63.28%

36.72%

4.15%

73.16%

14.85%

6.32%

0.76%

0.66%

0.09%

0.34%

Mid-Level Officials/Managers

10,164

75.69%

24.31%

2.85%

83.67%

6.74%

5.89%

0.36%

0.43%

0.05%

0.39%

Senior-Level Officials/Managers

3,324

82.40%

17.60%

2.02%

90.19%

4.06%

3.19%

0.12%

0.42%

0.00%

0.30%

Unclassified Managers

4,346

88.84%

11.16%

2.78%

73.19%

11.27%

9.25%

2.37%

1.06%

0.07%

0.41%

*Includes data for only permanent employees in pay status as of September 30, 2006; does not include pay-banded employees.


Targeted Disabilities

NAVY employed 1,430 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2006, which was 0.82% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 70 employees from FY 2005 and a decrease of 294 employees since FY 2002.  The participation rate for FY 2005 was 0.86% and for FY 2002 was 0.97%.  Over the 5-year period NAVY had a net decrease of 0.15% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

NAVY timely processed 61.4% of the 1,123 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2006.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Race (Black).  The 597 complaints filed at NAVY contained 162 allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 54 allegations of race (White) discrimination, 38 allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 5 allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 92 allegations of color discrimination and 130 allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 281 completed investigations, 61.6% were timely.  NAVY's average time for completing an investigation was 239 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Office of Personnel Management had the lowest average of 105 days.

NAVY average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 452 days in FY 2005 to 376 days in FY 2006.  The government-wide average was 367 days.

IV.  Costs

NAVY agreed to pay $59,670 for 133 pre-complaint settlements, of which 15 were monetary settlements averaging $3,978.  NAVY expended a total of $2,547,270 for 281 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $9,065.

NAVY agreed to pay a total of $1,634,871 for 183 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $8,933.



Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2006

Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings:

900

223

1,123

Settlements

47

5.2%

86

38.6%

133

11.8%

Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed

458

50.9%

12

5.4%

470

41.9%

Complaints Filed*

500

44.5%

Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year

20

1.8%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2006 where counseling was also completed during FY 2006.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2006

Counseling Complaint**
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures

1,123

664

Total Number Offered ADR

639

18

ADR Offer Rate*

56.9%

2.7%

ADR Participation Rate*

19.9%

1.4%

Total ADR Settlements

86

5

Total ADR Settlements Amount

$4,500.00

$3,500.00

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

**Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.

Timeliness in FY 2006

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2005 APD* FY 2006 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands)

1,123

690

61.4%

All Investigations

281

173

61.6%

260

239

-8.1%

All Complaint Closures

664

452

376

-16.8%

Merit Decisions (no AJ)

138

114

82.6%

577

480

-16.8%

Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)

174

187

200

7%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2006

Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed

597

Total Closures

664

Settlements

181

27.3%

Withdrawals

64

9.6%

Total Final Agency Actions

419

63.1%

312

74.5%

106

25.3%

1

0.2%

Dismissals

180

 43%

174

96.7%

6

3.3%

0

0%

Merit Decisions

239

 57%

138

57.7%

100

41.8%

1

0.4%

Finding Discrimination

3

 1.3%

1

33.3%

1

33.3%

1

33.3%

Finding No Discrimination

236

 98.7%

137

58.1%

99

41.9%

0

0%


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