I- o'n "Ea&

04

Commission Briefing on

Equal Employment

Opportunity, Diversity

Management, and Small

Business

November 30, 2005
OPENING REMARKS

PAST YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

* Implemented Comprehensive Diversity

Management Plan (CDMP)

* Established Native American Advisory

Committee (NAAC)

* Ranked Among Best Places to Work

2
FUTURE EFFORTS AND

CHALLENGES

* Institutionalizing CDMP

* Staffing for New Work Including New

Reactors

* Succession Planning

* Small Business Opportunities

3
AGENDA

* Office of Nuclear Security and Incident

Response Presentation

* Joint Advisory Committee Statement

* Comprehensive Diversity Management Plan

* Civil Rights Program

* Recruitment and Retention Strategies

* Small Business Program

4
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR

SECURITY AND INCIDENT

RESPONSE PRESENTATION

Diversity minimizes

organizational blind spots 5
COMPREHENSIVE DIVERSITY

MANAGEMENT PLAN (CDMP)

GOAL I - RECRUIT DIVERSE

EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS

* Performed Reviews of

Recruitment Strategies

* Participated in

Recruitment Events

* Convened Diverse Rating Panels

6
CDMP (CONT'D)

GOAL 2 - DEVELOP AND RETAIN

DIVERSE EMPLOYEES BY PROMOTING

AN ENVIRONMENT THAT VALUES

DIFFERENCES

* Upward Mobility Success

- Employee Feedback

- 'Pulse Check'

- Brown Bag Lunches

* Awards and Training

7
CDMP (CONT'D)

GOAL 3 - MAINTAIN THE DIVERSITY OF

EMPLOYEES IN SENIOR AND

MANAGERIAL POSITIONS

* Diversity of Management

Team

* 78% of Executives Are Senior

Executive Service Candidate

Development Program (SESCDP)

Graduates

* Diverse Pool of Candidates for the

Leadership Potential Program (LPP) 8
MOVING FORWARD

* Enhance Outreach to EEO

Committees

* Implement Training and

Qualification Program -

* Live the CDMP Vision

9
Joint Committee Statement

Agency Accomplishments

* Increased Representation in

Commission Offices

* Increased Entry Level Recruiting

* Increased Representation in

Supervisory and Managerial Positions

* SESCDP and LPP Commitment 10
Joint Committee Statement

Challenges

* Workforce Participation Rates

* Entry and Mid-Level Hiring

* Participation in Rotations

* Departures from NRC

* Increase Diversity in Senior Positions

11
CDMP IMPLEMENTATION

* Small Business & Civil Rights'

Roles and Responsibilities

* 2005 Agency Accomplishments

* 2006 Operating Plan Guidance

* Future Focus Areas

12
Civil Rights Program

* Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission's Management Directive

715 Update

* Notification and Federal Employee

Anti-Discrimination & Retaliation Act

Training

http://1 48.1 84.1 42.90/readygolh r/nofear

acti 0-26-O5/index.htm

* Informal and Formal Complaint Cases

Declined 13
Civil Rights Program

(cont'd)

* Complaint Processing Time

Improved

* Alternative Dispute Resolution

* Trends - Number and Types of

Complaints

14
Civil Rights Program (cont'd)

* Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

* Title IX of the Education

Amendments

* Financial Assistance Compliance

* Pre and Post-Award Evaluations

15
GENERATIONAL CHANGE:

3-YEAR STRATEGY

* Hiring Process Improvement

* Innovative Recruitment

* Recruitment "Champions"

* Staff Development Initiatives

* Retention Strategies

16
STUDENT EDUCATIONAL

INITIATIVES

* Liaison with Industry, Government,

and Academia

* Historically Black Colleges &

Universities

* Hispanic Serving Institutions

* Tribal Colleges

17
SMALL BUSINESS (SB)

DOLLARS INCREASED

FY 2004 FY 2005 *Goals

Small Business

8(a) Program

Women-Owned

HubZone SB

$34.8M

6.6M

SB 8.2M

1.3M

$38.9M

9A4M

8.7M

1.8M

$28M

4M

5M

3M

*Same for FY 2004 and FY 2005

18
SB PERCENTAGE GOALS

FY 2005

Met 3 of the 6 Goals:

* Small Business

* 8(a) Program

* Women-Owned Small Business

Did Not Meet 3 Goals:

* Small Disadvantaged Business

* HUBZone Small Business

* Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SB

19
FY 2005 SB SERVICES

Type of Service No. of Contracts

IT & Telecom

Professional

Technical Assist.

Administrative

Building Mgmt.

109

34

17

11

17

20
SUMMARY

*Implementation of the CDMP

*innovative Recruitment Strategies

*Civil Rights Program Improved

*Small Business Goals Met

*Challenges Remain

21