U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY (DEdA)

Permanent Workforce: 10,750

Total Reported Workforce: 17,300

DEdA's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 71.33%; for Blacks was 10.93%; for Hispanics was 7.19%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.31%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.3%.
DEdA's top three major occupations were reported as General Education and Training, Education and Vocational Training, and Human Resource Management.
- In the General Education and Training occupation, the participation rate for women was 70.87%; for Blacks was 6.82%; for Hispanics was 2.72%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.57%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.29%.
- In the Education and Vocational Training occupation, the participation rate for women was 83.48%; for Blacks was 9.86%; for Hispanics was 14.72%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0.69%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.32%.
- In the Human Resource Management occupation, the participation rate for women was 81.74%; for Blacks was 33.04%; for Hispanics was 6.96%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.61%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
DEdA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 49.14%; for Blacks was 13.79%; for Hispanics was 2.59%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
DEdA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 36.84%; for Blacks was 0%; for Hispanics was 0%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At DEdA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.35% of the total workforce. In FY 2003, of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more employees, the Social Security Administration, at 2.27%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities.
DEdA completed 3 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, none of which resulted in a settlement.
There were 73 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 31 individuals filed 31 EEO complaints.
DEdA completed 3 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, all of which resulted in a settlement.
DEdA settled 22 complaints.
DEdA paid $99,392 in monetary benefits: $2,302 for front and/or back pay awards; $71,782 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $25,308 for attorney's fees.
DEdA issued 29 decisions on the merits. There were 2 findings of discrimination issued.
DEdA took an average of 286 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 233 days.

Defense Education Activity EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	50	67	34.0%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	100%	91%	-9.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	9%	5.5%	-38.9%
	ADR Election Rate	93.8%	75.0%	-20.0%
	ADR Participation Rate	8.5%	4.1%	-51.8%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	50	31	-38.0%
	Total Workforce	17,800	17,300	-2.8%
	Total Complainants	50	31	-38.0%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100%	100%	0.0%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.3%	0.2%	-36.2%
Investigations	Total Completed	35	71	102.9%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	479	305	-36.3%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$17,500	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$8,500	$2,500	-70.6%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	58	56	-3.4%
	Agency Dismissals	20	2	-90.0%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	2	NA
	Withdrawals	3	1	-66.7%
	Settlements	17	22	29.4%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	18	29	61.1%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	284	286	0.7%
	Agency Dismissals	173	54	-68.8%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	60	NA
	Withdrawals	184	393	113.6%
	Settlements	259	392	51.4%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	64	177	176.6%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	534	233	-56.4%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	18	29	61.1%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	2	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	6.9%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	17	24	41.2%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$15,000	$2,302	-84.7%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$38,500	$71,782	86.4%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$41,000	$25,308	-38.3%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	11	34	209.1%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	14	32	128.6%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY (DEdA)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY (DEdA)