The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA)

Permanent Workforce: 765 Temporary Workforce: 7 Total Workforce: 772

Workforce Composition

Employee Pool Total # Men Women Hispanics Whites Blacks Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders American Indians / Alaskan Natives
Permanent Workforce 765 41.45% 58.55% 6.47% 73.44% 14.9% 4.79% 0.39%
Major Occupations                
Human Resources Management 330 34.85% 65.15% 8.79% 66.97% 21.52% 2.12% 0.61%
Information Tech. Management 203 52.22% 47.78% 6.9% 75.86% 5.91% 10.84% 0.49%
GS-14 and GS-15* 180 45.56% 54.44% 3.89% 87.22% 6.67% 2.22% 0%
Senior Pay Level* 13 53.85% 46.15% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0%
First-Level Officials/Managers 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 71 47.89% 52.11% 2.82% 83.1% 11.27% 2.82% 0%
Senior Level Officials/Managers 65 57.58% 42.42% 0% 92.42% 4.55% 1.52% 0%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

Employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.99% of the total government workforce in FY 2004, and of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, at 2.23%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities. At DHRA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.78% of the total workforce.

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    There were 5 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). DHRA timely processed 100% of the total number of counselings. Following counseling, 4 formal complaints of discrimination were filed.

  2. Alternative Dispute Resolution

    Of DHRA's 5 instances of counseling, ADR was offered 100% of the time; the parties elected to participate in 40% of the completed counselings; and 100% of the ADR closures were resolved through settlements or withdrawals.

    At the formal complaint phase, DHRA made no ADR offers.

  3. Processing Times

    DHRA completed its one investigation in 119 days, within the regulatory time. In most instances, the regulations require completion of investigations within 180 days. Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority was the

    only agency to complete 100% of their investigations within the regulatory time frames, with an average processing time of 117 days.

    DHRA's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 401 days in FY 2003 to 566 days in FY 2004. The government-wide average was 469 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    DHRA had a total of 3 complaints pending at the end of FY 2004, with 2 pending investigation for an average of 59 days; and 1 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 164 days.

  5. Costs

    DHRA provided no monetary awards for the 2 counseling settlements with benefits that were achieved.

    DHRA reported no complaint closures during this reporting period.

    DHRA expended a total of $1,700 for 1 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $1,700.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2004

Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Total Instances of Counseling: 5   2   5  
Settlements 2 40.00% 2 100.00% 2 40.00%
Withdrawal/no Complaint Filed 0 0% 0 0% 0 0.00%
Complaints Filed*         2 40.00%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year         1 20.00%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2004 where counseling was also completed during FY 2004.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution

Counselings / Complaints ADR Offers ADR Participation
# # % # %
FY 2003 Pre-Complaint Counselings 2 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
FY 2004 Pre-Complaint Counselings 5 6 100.00% 2 40.00%
Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 150.00% 0%   0%  
FY 2003 Complaints* 6 2 33.00% 2 33.00%
FY 2004 Complaints* 6 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY 2004 0.00% -100.00%   -100.00%  

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

Timeliness

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2003 APD* FY 2004 APD % Change
All Counselings (minus remands) 5 5 100.00%      
All Investigations 1 1 100.00% 158 119 -24.68%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0%
Dismissal Decisions 1     0 205 0%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints Closed in FY 2004

Complaint Outcomes Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
Total Closures (3) # % # % # % # %
Settlements 0 0.00%            
Withdrawals 0 0.00%            
Dismissals 1 33.33%            
Merit Decisions 2 66.66%            
Finding Discrimination 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Finding No Discrimination 2 100.00% 0 0.00% 2 100.00% 0 0.00%


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