The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

Permanent Workforce: 20,118 Temporary Workforce: : 1,383 Total Workforce: 21,501

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 20,118 57.71% 42.29% 4.57% 69.45% 21.97% 2.95% 1.06% 2.10%
Major Occupations:
Miscellaneous Administration and Program 1,659 51.78% 48.22% 3.01% 76.43% 18.32% 1.45% 0.78% 0.90%
Contracting 2,195 36.26% 63.74% 4.65% 64.87% 28.29% 1.78% 0.41% 0.96%
Inventory Management 847 39.43% 60.57% 5.43% 55.37% 36.13% 2.13% 0.94% 1.77%
GS-14 and GS-15* 1,071 63.40% 36.60% 2.80% 84.13% 10.64% 1.31% 1.12% 0.47%
Senior Pay Level* 50 78.00% 22.00% 0.00% 94.00% 6.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/Managers 551 62.25% 37.75% 3.81% 68.06% 23.05% 3.09% 2.00% 0.73%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 1,143 61.59% 38.41% 2.27% 82.06% 13.91% 1.14% 0.61% 0.52%
Senior-Level Officials/Managers 306 66.99% 33.01% 2.29% 86.60% 8.17% 0.98% 1.96% 0.33%
Unclassified Managers 203 85.22% 14.78% 10.84% 56.65% 24.63% 6.40% 1.48% 0.99%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    Of the 516 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, DLA timely processed 94.6%.

  2. Issues and Bases of Complaints Filed

    Of the 134 complaints filed at DLA, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Promotion/Non-Selection; (2) Harassment - Non-Sexual; and (3) Terms/Conditions of Employment. The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Race - Black.

  3. Complaint Processing Times

    DLA's average time for completing an investigation was 235 days. The government-wide average was 237 days in FY 2005.

    DLA's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 477 days in FY 2004 to 299 days in FY 2005. The government-wide average was 411 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    DLA had a total of 123 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with 4 pending acknowledgment; 48 pending investigation for an average of 167 days; and 31 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 392 days.

  5. Costs

    DLA agreed to pay $10,735 for 79 pre-complaint settlements, of which 7 were monetary settlements averaging $1,534. DLA expended a total of $443,308 for 100 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $4,433.

    DLA agreed to pay a total of $217,403 for 47 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 $4,626.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2005

Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 468 48 516
Settlements 38 8.1% 41 85.4% 79 15.3%
No Complaints Filed 243 51.9% 2 4.2% 245 47.5%
Complaints Filed* 186 36.1%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 6 1.2%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2005 where counseling was also completed during FY 2005.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution

Counselings / Complaints

ADR Offers*

 ADR Participation*
# # % # %
FY 2004 Completed/Ended Counselings 482 502 100% 78 16.2%
FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings 516 499 96.7% 51 9.9%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 7.1% -0.6% -34.6%
FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** 372 39 10.5% 36 9.7%
FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** 305 52 17.1% 44 14.4%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -18% 33.3% 22.2%

*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) 516 488 94.6%
All Investigations 100 68 68% 287.6 234.7 -18.4%
All Complaint Closures 182 476.7 298.8 -37.3%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 40 7 17.5% 781.1 539.6 -30.9%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 39 236.6 83.87 -64.6%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2005

Complaint Outcomes Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 134
Total Closures 182
Settlements 46 25.3%
Withdrawals 22 12.1%
Total Final Agency Actions 114 62.6% 79 69.3% 35 30.7% 0 0%
Dismissals 44 38.6% 39 88.6% 5 11.4% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 70 61.4% 40 57.1% 30 42.9% 0 0%
Finding Discrimination 1 1.4% 1 100% 0 0% 0 0%
Finding No Discrimination 69 98.6% 39 56.5% 30 43.5% 0 0%

This page was last modified on June 22, 2006.

Return to Home Page