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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 181,288 Temporary Workforce: 16,954 Total Workforce: 198,242

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 181,288 68.09% 31.91% 20.02% 57.77% 14.60% 4.61% 0.35% 0.70% 1.96% 0.38%
Major Occupations:
Compliance Inspection & Support 54,254 58.72% 41.28% 15.81% 53.14% 22.37% 4.75% 0.61% 0.98% 2.35% 0.46%
Gen. Inspection & Investigation 24,668 75.17% 24.83% 17.61% 63.93% 10.81% 5.36% 0.21% 0.92% 1.17% 0.29%
Border Patrol Agent 21,291 95.04% 4.96% 49.77% 45.16% 1.62% 0.85% 0.11% 0.40% 2.08% 0.04%
GS-14 and GS-15* 15,721 65.24% 34.76% 8.98% 70.80% 14.27% 4.26% 0.10% 0.48% 1.12% 0.32%
Senior

Pay Level**

735 71.84% 28.16% 5.71% 80.82% 10.34% 2.31% 0.41% 0.41% 0.00% 0.14%
SES** 693 71.43% 28.57% 5.77% 80.38% 10.82% 2.16% 0.43% 0.43% 0.00% 0.14%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 1,324 56.65% 43.35% 22.28% 55.06% 16.62% 3.93% 0.30% 0.53% 1.28% 0.53%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 13,618 78.51% 21.49% 26.24% 60.38% 7.55% 3.16% 0.15% 0.51% 1.99% 0.13%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 3,762 69.17% 30.83% 7.18% 76.79% 12.09% 2.60% 0.08% 0.58% 0.66% 0.00%

*This data represents only the General Schedule (GS) workforce. **Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 11 senior level positions data.

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2011, DHS employed 775 (0.39%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 3,965 IWTD were needed. This represents an increase of 31 employees over FY 2010 and an increase of 101 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 0.39% and for FY 2007 was 0.41%. Over the 5-year period DHS had a net decrease of 0.02% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 5,995 6,330 6,846 7,167 7,627
Targeted Disabilities 674 11.24% 692 10.93% 727 10.62% 744 10.38% 775 10.16%

*The % of Targeted Disabilities in this table represents the # of employees with reportable disabilities that are targeted disabilities.

Women in Management #

As of September 30, 2011, DHS employed 57,856 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 30.83% of DHS's permanent senior level management positions. This represents an increase of 8 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 478 women since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 47,218 32.16% 51,894 32.47% 54,591 32.21% 55,267 31.97% 57,856 31.91%
Senior Level Management 682 28.07% 835 29.08% 997 29.98% 1,152 31.16% 1,160 30.83%
Mid Level Management 1,600 27.16% 1,796 27.14% 1,984 26.61% 2,846 22.45% 2,926 21.49%
1st Level Management 1,109 21.95% 1,122 20.3% 1,195 19.77% 686 33.5% 574 43.35%

# Numbers represent permanent employees only. *Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 2011 senior level positions data.