U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

Permanent Workforce: 18,500

Total Reported Workforce: 19,313

NASA's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 34.28%; for Blacks was 11.15%; for Hispanics was 4.94%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.7%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.87%.
NASA's top three major occupations were reported as Aerospace Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and General Engineering.
- In the Aerospace Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 17.44%; for Blacks was 5.75%; for Hispanics was 4.73%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.42%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.51%.
- In the Electronics Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 14.32%; for Blacks was 6.99%; for Hispanics was 6.01%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 10.82%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.66%.
- In the General Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 20.65%; for Blacks was 5.53%; for Hispanics was 5.86%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.38%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.78%.
NASA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 20.93%; for Blacks was 5.51%; for Hispanics was 4.09%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 6.12%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.68%.
NASA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 20.08%; for Blacks was 6.63%; for Hispanics was 3.52%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.35%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.04%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At NASA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce. In FY 2003, of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more employees, the Social Security Administration, at 2.27%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities.
NASA completed 74 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 42 resulted in a settlement.
There were 174 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 44 individuals filed 50 EEO complaints.
NASA completed 22 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 8 resulted in a settlement. NASA settled 14 complaints.
NASA paid $309,389 in monetary benefits: $1,212 for front and/or back pay awards; $69,882 for lump sum payments; $140,000 for compensatory damages; and $98,295 for attorney's fees.
NASA issued 18 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
NASA took an average of 372 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 536 days.

National Aeronautics & Space Administration EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	104	96	-7.7%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	98.1%	94.8%	-3.4%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	34%	100%	194.1%
	ADR Election Rate	36.1%	44.8%	24.1%
	ADR Participation Rate	12.3%	44.8%	264.2%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	57	50	-12.3%
	Total Workforce	17,933	19,313	7.7%
	Total Complainants	48	44	-8.3%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	84.2%	88%	4.5%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.3%	0.2%	-14.9%
Investigations	Total Completed	45	46	2.2%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	132	174	31.8%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$218,684	$214,599	-1.9%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	62	51	-17.7%
	Agency Dismissals	11	17	54.5%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	4	2	-50.0%
	Settlements	23	14	-39.1%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	24	18	-25.0%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	534	372	-30.3%
	Agency Dismissals	221	200	-9.5%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	517	333	-35.6%
	Settlements	454	374	-17.6%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	604	355	-41.2%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	758	536	-29.3%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	24	18	-25.0%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	0.0%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	23	14	-39.1%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$0	$1,212	NA
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$102,272	$69,882	-31.7%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$140,000	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$13,500	$98,295	628.1%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	14	20	42.9%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	13	26	100.0%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)