The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of the Army (ARMY)

Permanent Workforce: 215,785 Temporary Workforce: 20,063 Total Workforce: 235,848

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 215,785 63.59% 36.41% 6.79% 72.48% 15.76% 3.95% 1.03% 0.77%
Major Occupations:
Management and Program Analysis 5,879 35.09% 64.91% 5.12% 74.60% 15.10% 3.93% 1.24% 0.68%
General Engineering 4,472 88.28% 11.72% 5.48% 81.02% 4.34% 8.30% 0.87% 0.47%
Civil Engineering 5,313 85.71% 14.29% 4.67% 82.89% 4.01% 7.81% 0.62% 0.34%
GS-14 and GS-15* 14,513 78.20% 21.80% 3.12% 84.84% 6.80% 4.55% 0.69% 0.32%
Senior Pay Level* 409 83.86% 16.14% 1.47% 91.20% 3.42% 3.42% 0.49% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/Managers 9,208 66.70% 33.26% 6.52% 73.19% 15.35% 3.76% 1.16% 0.51%
Mid-Level Officials/Managers 10,187 75.02% 24.98% 4.02% 83.48% 8.19% 3.32% 0.99% 0.34%
Senior-Level Officials/Managers 3,447 81.06% 18.94% 2.52% 88.31% 5.72% 2.73% 0.73% 0.26%
Unclassified Managers 3,827 95.27% 4.73% 6.40% 79.38% 10.74% 2.12% 1.33% 0.18%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    Of the 2,174 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, ARMY timely processed 72.6%.

  2. Issues and Bases of Complaints Filed

    Of the 1,153 complaints filed at ARMY, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Harassment - Non-Sexual; (2) Promotion/Non-Selection; and (3) Other. The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Race - Black; and (3) Age.

  3. Complaint Processing Times

    ARMY's average time for completing an investigation was 247 days. The government-wide average was 237 days in FY 2005.

    ARMY's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 324 days in FY 2004 to 335 days in FY 2005. The government-wide average was 411 days.

  4. Pending Inventory

    ARMY had a total of 1,102 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with 18 pending acknowledgment; 574 pending investigation for an average of 132 days; and 226 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 541 days.

  5. Costs

    ARMY agreed to pay $201,449 for 277 pre-complaint settlements, of which 28 were monetary settlements averaging $7,195. ARMY expended a total of $3,394,967 for 687 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $4,942.

    ARMY agreed to pay a total of $3,029,113 for 486 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 $6,233.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2005

Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 1,680 494 2,174
Settlements 79 4.7% 198 40.1% 277 12.7%
No Complaints Filed 611 36.4% 107 21.7% 718 33%
Complaints Filed* 1,108 51%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 71 3.3%

*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 2,016 1,047 51.9% 722 35.8%
FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings 2,174 1,196 55% 500 23%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 7.8% 14.2% -30.7%
FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** 2,158 256 11.9% 189 8.8%
FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** 2,430 287 11.8% 203 8.4%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 12.6% 12.1% 7.4%

*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) 2,174 1,579 72.6%
All Investigations 687 196 196 112.4 247.4 120%
All Complaint Closures 1,328 324.3 334.7 3.2%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 168 13 7.7% 631.8 669.5 6%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 328 155.5 121.59 -21.8%

*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 1,153
Total Closures 1,328
Settlements 476 35.8%
Withdrawals 163 12.3%
Total Final Agency Actions 689 51.9% 496 72% 193 28% 0 0%
Dismissals 332 48.2% 328 98.8% 4 1.2% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 357 51.8% 168 47.1% 189 52.9% 0 0%
Finding Discrimination 10 2.8% 1 10% 9 90% 0 0%
Finding No Discrimination 347 97.2% 167 48.1% 180 51.9% 0 0%



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