The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Agency for International Development (AID)

Permanent Workforce: 1,792 Temporary Work Force: 597 Total Work Force: 2,389

Workforce Composition

Employee Pool Total # Men Women Hispanics Whites Blacks Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders American Indians/ Alaskan Natives Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Work Force 1,792 47.66% 52.34% 3.24% 62.39% 29.46% 4.74% 0.17% 0.50%
Major Occupations:
Miscellaneous Admin. and Program 364 50.27% 49.73% 5.49% 72.80% 17.31% 4.12% 0.27% 0.00%
Management and Program Analysis 414 45.89% 54.11% 2.17% 72.46% 20.53% 4.59% 0.24% 0.72%
Auditing 114 64.91% 35.09% 5.26% 53.51% 28.95% 12.28% 0.00% 0.88%
GS-14 and GS-15* 1,059 58.07% 41.93% 2.83% 77.53% 13.50% 5.85% 0.28% 0.38%
Senior Pay Level* 172 75.00% 25.00% 4.07% 80.81% 11.05% 4.07% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/Managers 73 52.05% 47.95% 5.48% 69.86% 13.70% 9.59% 1.37% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 151 54.97% 45.03% 2.65% 72.85% 19.21% 4.64% 0.66% 0.00%
Senior-Level Officials/Managers 471 67.30% 32.70% 3.61% 81.74% 10.19% 4.25% 0.21% 0.21%
Unclassified Managers 14 64.29% 35.71% 0.00% 92.86% 0.00% 7.14% 0.00% 0.00%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    Of the 22 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, AID timely processed 50%.

  2. Issues and Bases of Complaints Filed

    Of the 18 complaints filed at AID, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Harassment - Non-Sexual; (2) Terms/Conditions of Employment; and (3) Evaluation/Appraisal.  The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Race - Black; and (3) Sex - Female.

  3. Complaint Processing Times

    AID’s average time for completing an investigation was 296 days.  The government-wide average was 237 days in FY 2005.

    AID’s average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 518 days in FY 2004 to 637 days in FY 2005.  The government-wide average was 411 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    AID had a total of 32 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with none pending acknowledgment; 20 pending investigation for an average of 189 days; and 4 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 575 days.

  5. Costs

    AID made no payments in FY 2005 for pre-complaint settlements with benefits.  AID expended a total of $29,630 for 8 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,704.

    AID agreed to pay a total of $156,462 for 3 complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $52,154.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2005

Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 22 0 22
Settlements 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
No Complaints Filed 3 13.6% 0 -- 3 13.6%
Complaints Filed* 18 81.8%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 1 4.6%

*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 2004 Completed/Ended Counselings 27 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings 22 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -18.5% -- 0%
FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** 30 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** 43 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 43.3% -- --

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FYs 2004-2005.

**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 2004 APD* FY 2005 APD % Change
All Completed/Ended Counselings (minus remands) 22 11 50%
All Investigations 8 2 25% 267 296.1 10.9%
All Complaint Closures 11 517.8 636.6 22.9%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 1 0 0% 376 681 81.1%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 3 298 143.33 -51.9%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints Closed in FY 2005

Complaint Closures

Final Agency
Decision (no AJ Decision)

Final Order (AJ
Decision Fully Implemented)

Final Order (AJ
Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 18
Total Closures 11
Settlements 3 27.3%
Withdrawals 1 9.1%
Total Final Agency Actions 7 63.6% 4 57.1% 3 42.9% 0 0%
Dismissals 4 57.1% 3 75% 1 25% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 3 42.9% 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 0 0%
Finding Discrimination 0 0% 0 -- 0 -- 0 --
Finding No Discrimination 3 100% 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 0 0%

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