U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY (DCAA)

Permanent Workforce: 4,020

Total Reported Workforce: 4,079

DCAA's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 47.21%; for Blacks was 10.72%; for Hispanics was 5.27%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.24%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.35%.
DCAA's major occupation was reported as Auditing.
- In the Auditing occupation, the participation rate for women was 41.57%; for Blacks was 9.36%; for Hispanics was 5.29%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.8%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.29%.
DCAA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 31.53%; for Blacks was 4.95%; for Hispanics was 3.15%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.6%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
DCAA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 20%; for Blacks was 6.67%; for Hispanics was 6.67%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At DCAA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.34% 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.
DCAA completed 3 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, all of which resulted in a settlement.
There were 37 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 21 individuals filed 23 EEO complaints.
DCAA completed 5 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 3 resulted in a settlement.
DCAA settled 12 complaints.
DCAA paid $11,735 in monetary benefits: $235 for front and/or back pay awards; $11,500 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $0 for attorney's fees.
DCAA issued 9 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
DCAA took an average of 665 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 675 days.

Defense Contract Audit Agency EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	70	37	-47.1%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	100%	100%	0.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	16.7%	18.9%	13.2%
	ADR Election Rate	16.7%	85.7%	413.2%
	ADR Participation Rate	2.8%	16.2%	478.6%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	37	23	-37.8%
	Total Workforce	4,137	4,079	-1.4%
	Total Complainants	31	21	-32.3%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	83.8%	91.3%	9.0%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.7%	0.5%	-31.3%
Investigations	Total Completed	28	11	-60.7%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	205	211	2.9%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$6,250	$2,750	-56.0%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	64	32	-50.0%
	Agency Dismissals	3	4	33.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	6	7	16.7%
	Settlements	33	12	-63.6%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	22	9	-59.1%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	980	665	-32.1%
	Agency Dismissals	42	72	71.4%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	290	431	48.6%
	Settlements	1,040	992	-4.6%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	865	264	-69.5%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	1,083	675	-37.7%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	22	9	-59.1%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	1	0	-100.0%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	4.5%	0.0%	-100.0%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	34	12	-64.7%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$1,002	$235	-76.5%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$18,100	$11,500	-36.5%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$20,000	$0	-100.0%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$29,339	$0	-100.0%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	2	3	50.0%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	7	4	-42.9%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY (DCAA)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY (DCAA)