The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of the Air Force (USAF)

Permanent Workforce: 147,847 Temporary Workforce: 9,203 Total Workforce: 157,050

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 147,847 68.57% 31.43% 7.38% 76.99% 10.98% 3.51% 1.15% 0.78%
Major Occupations:
Management and Program Analysis 4,405 47.06% 52.94% 5.33% 80.14% 10.92% 2.16% 1.45% 0.68%
General Engineering 2,298 89.86% 10.14% 5.53% 84.86% 3.35% 5.70% 0.57% 0.70%
Electrical Engineering 244 90.16% 9.84% 5.74% 77.87% 6.56% 9.84% 0.00% 1.23%
GS-14 and GS-15* 7,173 79.60% 20.40% 3.01% 89.40% 4.57% 2.36% 0.66% 0.33%
Senior Pay Level* 262 86.26% 13.74% 1.15% 91.98% 1.91% 3.82% 1.15% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/Managers 9,852 64.62% 35.36% 6.31% 78.69% 11.29% 2.87% 0.81% 0.49%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 9,376 72.63% 27.37% 3.87% 86.24% 6.63% 2.44% 0.78% 0.41%
Senior-Level Officials/Managers 1,734 79.76% 20.24% 2.65% 92.21% 3.29% 1.38% 0.46% 0.23%
Unclassified Managers 5,561 96.53% 3.47% 6.83% 81.89% 7.28% 2.70% 1.26% 0.31%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    Of the 1,471 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, USAF timely processed 81.4%.

  2. Issues and Bases of Complaints Filed

    Of the 602 complaints filed at USAF, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Harassment - Non-Sexual; (2) Evaluation/Appraisal; and (3) Promotion/Non-Selection.  The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Race - Black.

  3. Complaint Processing Times

    USAF's average time for completing an investigation was 219 days.  The government-wide average was 237 days in FY 2005.

    USAF's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 392 days in FY 2004 to 326 days in FY 2005.  The government-wide average was 411 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    USAF had a total of 612 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with 56 pending acknowledgment; 160 pending investigation for an average of 142 days; and 229 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 463 days.

  5. Costs

    USAF agreed to pay $92,421 for 279 pre-complaint settlements, of which 27 were monetary settlements averaging $3,423.  USAF expended a total of $1,371,040 for 351 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,906.

    USAF agreed to pay a total of $1,091,618 for 243 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 $4,492.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2005

Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 1,000 477 1,477
Settlements 46  4.6% 233 48.9% 279 18.9%
No Complaints Filed 506  50.6% 82  17.2% 588 39.8%
Complaints Filed* 586 39.7%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 24 1.6%

*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 1,652 1,134 68.6% 519 31.4%
FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings 1,477 1,051 71.2% 486 32.9%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -10.6% -7.3% -6.4%
FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** 1,399 349 25% 204 14.6%
FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** 1,264 342 27.1% 196 15.5%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -9.6% -2% -3.9%

*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) 1,471 1,198 81.4%
All Investigations 351 166 47.3% 246.6 219.3 -11.1%
All Complaint Closures 652 392.1 326.1 -16.8%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 121 31 25.6% 582.5 482.4 -17.2%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 109 109.1 71.1 -34.8%

*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 602
Total Closures 652
Settlements 230 35.3%
Withdrawals 62 9.5%
Total Final Agency Actions 360 55.2% 230 63.9% 126 35% 4 1.1%
Dismissals 121 33.6% 109 90.1% 9 7.4% 3 2.5%
Merit Decisions 239 66.4% 121 50.6% 117 49% 1 0.4%
Finding Discrimination 13 5.4% 2 15.4% 11 84.6% 0 0%
Finding No Discrimination 226 94.6% 119 52.7% 106 46.9% 1 0.4%



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