¶ U.S.NRC

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Protecting People and the Environment

Commission Briefing on

Equal Employment Opportunity

(EEO) and Workforce Planning

Office of Human Resources

Office of Small Business and Civil Rights

May 28, 2008
Agenda

e Critical Skills Staffing

* Training and Development

e Employee Satisfaction

* Business Process Improvements

* Small Business and Civil Rights

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Critical Skills Staffing

James F. McDermott, Director

Office of Human Resources

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Critical Skills Staffing

" Increasingly competitive environment

for highly skilled individuals

* Different workforce demographics

" Workforce expectation for increased

flexibilities and worklife benefits

* Additional tools available to attract

and retain employees

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Critical Skills Staffing

*Critical Skills Needs

*Engineering (Digital Instrumentation &

Control, Materials, Risk & Reliability)

*Construction Specialties (Structural, Welding, Concrete)

*Health Physics

*Administrative Management Skills

(Information Technology, Cyber Security, Acquisition)

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Age Distribution of Permanent

Employees

UFY 2002 U FY 2007 El FY 2012

175-

150 i

S125-

100-

50-

25-

0

20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80

Age

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Training and Development

Kathy Halvey Gibson, Associate

Director for Human Resources

Training and Development

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Training & Development

* On-line learning at the desktop

" Enhanced tools for instructor-led training

" Simulation capability for new reactor

designs

" Leadership academy

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Employee Satisfaction

Business Process Improvements

Miriam Cohen, Deputy Director

Office of Human Resources

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Employee Satisfaction'

* Meaningful and challenging work

" Quality -supervision

" Flexible work environment

" Amenities

* More varied and immediate awards

" Upward, peer and customer/stakeholder

feed back

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Business Process Improvements

* Streamlined hiring process

*Simpler application process

*Automated rating and ranking

*Lean Six Sigma improvements

e Modernization

" Electronic Official Personnel Folders

" Retirement System Modernization

e Agency guidelines on-line

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Small Business and

Civil Rights

Corenthis B. Kelley, Director

Office of Small Business and Civil Rights

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Agenda

" Outreach and Compliance Coordination

Program (OCCP)

" Small Business Program

" Comprehensive Diversity Management

Plan (CDMP)

" Civil Rights Program

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Outreach and Compliance

Coordination Program

* Outreach Activities

e Voted 2008 "Top Supporter" of HBCUs

e Funded research leading to scientific

breakthrough

* Funded STEM activities for 300 students

* MSIP showcased at- President's Advisory

Board

* Draft measures - office review pending

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Outreach and Compliance

Coordination Program

*Compliance Activities

" Developed and implemented formal

.program

" Progress in 10 subprogram areas

e Conducted pre- and post-award

compliance reviews

*Monitored compliance of 57 recipients

*Assisted offices in providing LEP support

e Conducted POC orientation training 15
Small Business Program

* Strategies for Service Disabled Veteran

Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

contracting

* Pilot a mentor-prot6g6 program

* Increase outreach and

external/internal training

" Increase SDVOSB set-asides

* Establish contract incentives

* Increase contract opportunities 16
Comprehensive Diversity

Management Plan (CDMP)

* CDMP measures

e Non-retirement losses

e Staff development

e GG 13-15 feeder groups

* Leadership positions

* Diversity awareness training

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Civil Rights Program

* EEO complaints management

* Monitor complaint trends

e No backlog of complaints

" ADR awareness

" New tracking system

* Office assessments

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Acronyms

ADR

CDMP

EEO

GG

HBCU

LEP

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Comprehensive Diversity

Management Plan

Equal Employment Opportunity

General Grade

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities

Limited English Proficiency

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Acronyms

MSIP

OCCP

POC

SDVOSB

STEM

Minority Serving Institutions

Program

Outreach and Compliance

Coordination Program

Point of Contact

Service Disabled Veteran

Owned Small Business

Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Math

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Closing

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