The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of the Army (ARMY)

Permanent Work Force:  218,789 Temporary Work Force:  20,731 Total Work Force: 239,520

Work Force Composition*

Total # Men Women Hispanic
or Latino
White Black or
African American
Asian Native Hawaiian/
Other Pacific Islander
American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or More Races Individuals with
Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Work Force

218,789

63.70%

36.29%

6.88%

71.83%

16.12%

3.79%

0.25%

1.01%

0.08%

0.76%

Major Occupations:
Information Technology Management

9,497

67.76%

32.24%

5.50%

72.57%

16.42%

4.19%

0.26%

0.86%

0.20%

0.97%

Misc. Admin. and Program

12,236

63.94%

36.06%

5.39%

75.75%

15.18%

2.44%

0.22%

0.93%

0.09%

0.56%

Misc. Clerk and Assistant

10,005

32.87%

67.13%

8.40%

61.66%

24.86%

3.50%

0.35%

1.08%

0.16%

0.95%

GS-14 and GS-15*

14,184

77.14%

22.86%

3.38%

83.95%

7.37%

4.46%

0.04%

0.76%

0.04%

0.39%

Senior Pay Level*

323

82.35%

17.65%

1.86%

91.02%

3.41%

3.41%

0.00%

0.31%

0.00%

0.00%

SES

251

80.88%

19.12%

1.59%

92.83%

3.59%

1.99%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

First-Level Officials/Managers

9,575

66.35%

33.65%

6.44%

73.43%

15.39%

3.23%

0.43%

1.02%

0.05%

0.48%

Mid-Level Officials/Managers

10,406

75.49%

24.51%

4.23%

82.76%

8.63%

3.21%

0.13%

0.98%

0.06%

0.37%

Senior-Level Officials/Managers

3,523

80.70%

19.30%

2.50%

87.77%

6.47%

2.53%

0.03%

0.71%

0.00%

0.26%

Unclassified Managers

4,172

90.41%

9.59%

6.30%

78.76%

11.39%

1.92%

0.26%

1.34%

0.02%

0.22%

*Includes data for only permanent employees in pay status as of September 30, 2006; does not include pay-banded employees.


Targeted Disabilities

ARMY employed 1,724 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2006, which was 0.72% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 28 employees from FY 2005 and a decrease of 69 employees since FY 2002.  The participation rate for FY 2005 was 0.74% and for FY 2002 was 0.85%.  Over the 5-year period ARMY had a net decrease of 0.13% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

ARMY timely processed 79.3% of the 2,399 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2006.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; and (2) Race (Black).  The 1,181 complaints filed at ARMY contained 346 allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 112 allegations of race (White) discrimination, 31 allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 5 allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 111 allegations of color discrimination and 256 allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 467 completed investigations, 31.3% were timely.  ARMY's average time for completing an investigation was 240 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Office of Personnel Management had the lowest average of 105 days.

ARMY's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 335 days in FY 2005 to 316 days in FY 2006.  The government-wide average was 367 days.

IV.  Costs

ARMY agreed to pay $161,858 for 315 pre-complaint settlements, of which 34 were monetary settlements averaging $4,760.  ARMY expended a total of $2,695,196 for 467 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $5,771.

ARMY agreed to pay a total of $2,954,803 for 600 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $4,924.



Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2006

Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings:

1,795

604

2,399

Settlements

96

5.3%

219

36.3%

315

13.1%

Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed

871

48.5%

0

0%

871

36.3%

Complaints Filed*

1,133

47.2%

Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year

80

3.3%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2006 where counseling was also completed during FY 2006.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2006

Counseling Complaint**
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures

2,399

1,460

Total Number Offered ADR

1,248

385

ADR Offer Rate*

52%

26.4%

ADR Participation Rate*

25.2%

18.8%

Total ADR Settlements

219

188

Total ADR Settlements Amount

$129,238.29

$792,353.47

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

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

Timeliness in FY 2006

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2005 APD* FY 2006 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands)

2,399

1903

79.3%

All Investigations

467

146

31.3%

247

240

-2.8%

All Complaint Closures

1,460

335

316

-5.7%

Merit Decisions (no AJ)

265

45

17%

669

622

-7%

Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)

286

122

68

-44.3%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2006

Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed

1,181

Total Closures

1,460

Settlements

588

40.3%

Withdrawals

153

10.5%

Total Final Agency Actions

719

49.2%

551

76.6%

165

22.9%

3

0.4%

Dismissals

297

41.3%

286

96.3%

11

3.7%

0

0%

Merit Decisions

422

58.7%

265

62.8%

154

36.5%

3

0.7%

Finding Discrimination

15

3.6%

1

6.7%

11

73.3%

3

20%

Finding No Discrimination

407

96.4%

264

64.9%

143

35.1%

0

0%


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