The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

Permanent Work Force:  12,378 Temporary Work Force:  705    Total Work Force: 13,083

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

12,378

37.86%

62.14%

3.83%

68.16%

23.16%

3.76%

0.19%

0.82%

0.07%

2.06%

Major Occupations:
Financial Administration and Program

1,896

45.57%

58.54%

71.89%

21.94%

2.22%

0.16%

0.69%

0.00%

0.16%

0.00%

Accounting

2,452

46.13%

57.87%

72.63%

19.13%

4.53%

0.16%

0.82%

0.04%

0.29%

0.00%

Accounting Technician

4,154

32.11%

70.94%

66.85%

24.77%

5.63%

0.67%

0.82%

0.19%

0.17%

0.00%

GS-14 and GS-15*

466

61.59%

38.41%

2.58%

80.26%

14.59%

2.15%

0.21%

0.21%

0.00%

1.50%

Senior Pay Level*

25

68.00%

32.00%

0.00%

92.00%

8.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

SES

25

68.00%

32.00%

0.00%

92.00%

8.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

First-Level Officials/Managers

675

34.37%

65.63%

3.11%

62.96%

27.85%

4.00%

0.59%

1.48%

0.00%

0.89%

Mid-Level Officials/Managers

660

59.55%

40.45%

2.88%

79.24%

15.30%

2.12%

0.30%

0.15%

0.00%

0.76%

Senior-Level Officials/Managers

133

68.42%

31.58%

1.50%

87.22%

9.02%

1.50%

0.00%

0.75%

0.00%

1.50%

Unclassified Managers

0

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

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


Targeted Disabilities

DFAS employed 261 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2006, which was 1.99% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 10 employees from FY 2005 and a decrease of 41 employees since FY 2002.  The participation rate for FY 2005 was 2.02% and for FY 2002 was 2.11%.  Over the 5-year period DFAS had a net decrease of 0.12% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

DFAS timely processed 98.7% of the 147 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2006.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Race (Black); (2) Reprisal; and (3) Age.  The 63 complaints filed at DFAS contained  26 allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 4 allegations of race (White) discrimination, 1 allegation of race (Asian) discrimination, 12 allegations of color discrimination and 20 allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 38 completed investigations, 44.7% were timely.  DFAS' average time for completing an investigation was 196 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Office of Personnel Management had the lowest average of 105 days.

DFAS' average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 372 days in FY 2005 to 506 days in FY 2006.  The government-wide average was 367 days.

IV.  Costs

DFAS agreed to pay $12,500 for 29 pre-complaint settlements, of which 3 were monetary settlements averaging $4,166.  DFAS expended a total of $337,782 for 38 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $8,889.

DFAS agreed to pay a total of $25,292 for 18 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 $1,405.



Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2006

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

94

53

147

Settlements

3

3.2%

26

49.1%

29

19.7%

Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed

46

48.9%

3

5.7%

49

33.3%

Complaints Filed*

62

42.2%

Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year

7

4.8%

*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

147

98

Total Number Offered ADR

91

22

ADR Offer Rate*

61.9%

22.5%

ADR Participation Rate*

36.1%

20.4%

Total ADR Settlements

26

10

Total ADR Settlements Amount

$10,500.00

$7,634.40

*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)

147

145

98.6%

All Investigations

38

17

44.7%

160

196

22.5%

All Complaint Closures

98

372

506

36%

Merit Decisions (no AJ)

25

11

44%

196

317

61.7%

Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)

18

23

70

204.3%

*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

63

Total Closures

98

Settlements

18

18.4%

Withdrawals

4

4.1%

Total Final Agency Actions

76

77.6%

43

56.6%

33

43.4%

0

0%

Dismissals

18

23.7%

18

100%

0

0%

0

0%

Merit Decisions

58

76.3%

25

43.1%

33

56.9%

0

0%

Finding Discrimination

0

0%

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

Finding No Discrimination

58

100%

25

43.1%

33

56.9%

0

0%


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