The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of the Army (ARMY)

Permanent Workforce:  219,377 Temporary Workforce:  21,701 Total Workforce:   241,078

Workforce 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 Workforce 219,377 63.59% 36.41% 6.97% 71.09% 16.54% 3.77% 0.33% 1.01% 0.28% 0.75%
Major Occupations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

6,137 68.32% 31.68% 4.66% 73.26% 18.82% 1.89% 0.10% 0.96% 0.31% 0.49%
CONTRACTING

5,680 38.64% 61.36% 4.51% 70.51% 20.72% 3.08% 0.18% 0.76% 0.25% 0.83%
CIVIL ENGINEERING

5,240 84.96% 15.04% 4.37% 83.11% 4.08% 7.39% 0.19% 0.65% 0.21% 0.36%
GS-14 and GS-15* 6,996 79.92% 20.08% 3.64% 83.85% 6.03% 5.39% 0.09% 0.81% 0.17% 0.37%
Senior Pay Level* 331 81.87% 18.13% 2.11% 90.63% 2.72% 3.63% 0.00% 0.60% 0.30% 0.00%
SES 240 78.33% 21.67% 1.67% 92.08% 2.92% 2.50% 0.00% 0.42% 0.42% 0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 4,962 65.11% 34.89% 5.52% 75.03% 15.44% 2.66% 0.20% 0.99% 0.16% 0.34%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 4,236 77.79% 22.21% 4.77% 82.60% 8.12% 2.88% 0.19% 1.16% 0.28% 0.09%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers 1,404 83.33% 16.67% 2.71% 88.68% 4.70% 2.85% 0.07% 0.93% 0.07% 0.28%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

ARMY employed 1,719 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.71% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 5 employees from FY 2006 and an increase of 30 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.72% and for FY 2003 was 0.82%.  Over the 5-year period ARMY had a net decrease of 0.11% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

ARMY timely processed 81.6% of the 2,166 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2007.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Race (Black); and (3) Age.  Of the 1,175 complaints filed at ARMY, 345 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 87 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 29 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 13 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 134 contained allegations of color discrimination and 296 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 477 completed investigations, 48.6% were timely.  ARMY's average time for completing an investigation was 210 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

ARMY's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 316 days in FY 2006 to 255 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

ARMY agreed to pay $189,923 for 328 pre-complaint settlements, of which 35 were monetary settlements averaging $5,426.  ARMY expended a total of $2,475,296 for 477 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $5,189.

ARMY agreed to pay a total of $3,590,798 for 529 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 $6,787.


Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2007
Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 1,619 547 2,166
Settlements 92 5.7% 236 43.1% 328 15.1%
Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed 570 35.2% 95 17.4% 665 30.7%
Complaints Filed* 1,119 51.7%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 54 2.5%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2007 where counseling was also completed during FY 2007.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2007
Counseling Complaint
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures 2,166 1,268
Total Number Offered ADR 1,173 357
ADR Offer Rate* 54.2% 28.2%
ADR Participation Rate* 25.3% 18.2%
Total ADR Settlements 236 115
Total ADR Settlements Amount $92,743.80 $530,711.96

* EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

Timeliness in FY 2007
Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2006 APD* FY 2007 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands) 2,166 1,767 81.6%
All Investigations 477 232 48.6% 240 210 -12.5%
All Complaint Closures 1,268 316 255 -19.3%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 205 60 29.3% 622 453 -27.2%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 253 68 68 0%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2007
Complaint
Closures
Final Agency
Decision (no AJ
Decision)
Final Order (AJ
Decision Fully
Implemented)
Final Order (AJ
Decision Not Fully
Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 1,175
Total Closures 1,268
Settlements 518 40.9%
Withdrawals 140 11%
Total Final Agency Actions 610 48.1% 458 75.1% 151 24.8% 1 0.2%
Dismissals 259  42.5% 253 97.7% 6 100% 0 0%
Merit Decisions 351  57.5% 205 58.4% 145 41.3% 1 0.3%
Finding Discrimination 12  3.4% 1 8.3% 10 83.3% 1 8.3%
Finding No Discrimination 339  96.6% 204 60.2% 135 39.8% 0 0%

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