U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA)

Permanent Workforce: 207,091

Total Reported Workforce: 230,709

VA's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 57.88%; for Blacks was 24.34%; for Hispanics was 6.46%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.65%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.89%.
VA's top three major occupations were reported as Nurse, Medical Officer, and Veterans' Claim Examiner.
- In the Nurse occupation, the participation rate for women was 85.38%; for Blacks was 14.62%; for Hispanics was 6.12%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.97%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.67%.
- In the Medical Officer occupation, the participation rate for women was 27.03%; for Blacks was 3.67%; for Hispanics was 6.22%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 19.76%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.32%.
- In the Veterans' Claim Examiner occupation, the participation rate for women was 54.5%; for Blacks was 22.52%; for Hispanics was 5.89%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.61%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.58%.
VA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 29.15%; for Blacks was 5.7%; for Hispanics was 5.45%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 15.91%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.43%.
VA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 24.68%; for Blacks was 6.62%; for Hispanics was 3.56%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.78%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.53%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At VA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.65% 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.
VA completed 326 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 59 resulted in a settlement.,/li>
There were 4,057 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 2,003 individuals filed 2,232 EEO complaints.
VA completed 24 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 10 resulted in a settlement.
VA settled 676 complaints.
VA paid $2,463,520 in monetary benefits: $73,952 for front and/or back pay awards; $1,280,532 for lump sum payments; $643,716 for compensatory damages; and $465,319 for attorney's fees.
VA issued 1,082 decisions on the merits. There were 31 findings of discrimination issued.
VA took an average of 317 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 426 days.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	4,772	4,057	-15.0%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	99.9%	98.5%	-1.4%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	28.7%	26.3%	-8.4%
	ADR Election Rate	17.3%	32.9%	90.2%
	ADR Participation Rate	5.0%	8.7%	74.0%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	2,258	2,232	-1.2%
	Total Workforce	222,985	230,709	3.5%
	Total Complainants	2,042	2,003	-1.9%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	90.4%	89.7%	-0.8%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.9%	0.9%	-5.2%
Investigations	Total Completed	1,518	1,564	3.0%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	199	233	17.1%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$6,154,905	$4,958,744	-19.4%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$12,650	$570,190	4407.4%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	2,277	2,472	8.6%
	Agency Dismissals	449	429	-4.5%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	23	29	26.1%
	Withdrawals	227	256	12.8%
	Settlements	576	676	17.4%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	991	1,082	9.2%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	135	317	134.8%
	Agency Dismissals	54	82	51.9%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	400	349	-12.8%
	Withdrawals	243	299	23.0%
	Settlements	360	298	-17.2%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	131	241	84.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	308	426	38.3%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	991	1,082	9.2%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	37	31	-16.2%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	3.7%	2.9%	-23.3%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	613	700	14.2%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$261,761	$73,952	-71.7%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$1,062,219	$1,280,532	20.6%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$1,048,457	$643,716	-38.6%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$615,950	$465,319	-24.5%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	614	626	2.0%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	710	754	6.2%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA)