Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) APEX Executive Roundtable Talent Acquisition (Diversity) September 2009

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 2 The purpose of this “Talent Acquisition (Diversity)” Executive Roundtable Discussion is to...  Stimulate Thinking – to stimulate your thinking about how the DoD can develop and maintain an SES Corps having a diverse composition consistent with that of the American public  Examine DoD and US Demographic Data – to examine and compare current DoD SES and US demographic data as a basis for understanding and making recommendations about the diversity of the DoD SES Corps  Solicit Suggestions – to solicit your proposed suggestions about what DoD leaders should do to improve the diversity of DoD’s executive leadership

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 3  A diverse workforce is a mission imperative — it is more than a policy-compliance issue or ethical consideration  If the Department intends to maintain the best Executive Corps possible, attracting and retaining a diverse talent pool is essential to ensure a diversity of perspective consistent with that of the American public  The data indicate that DoD needs to put more energy into achieving diversity at the senior levels Overview – the framework for assessing the diversity of DoD’s SES Corps includes the following considerations

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 4 Here is the gender composition of DoD SES Corps DoD SES Demographics GenderTotal % Compared to Total Executive Gender Female % Male 1, % Total 1, % Gender (23%) (77%)

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 5 And here are the gender demographics for DoD SIP Corps and Other Senior Executives DoD Intelligence Professional/Senior Level Positions/Scientific and Professional Demographics Gender (12%) (88%) GenderTotal % Compared to Total IP/SL/ST Gender Female % Male % Total %

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 6 Here are DoD SES Demographics by Race and Ethic Origin Demographics of DoD SES Race DesignationTotal % Compared to Total Executive Race Designation American Indian or Alaska Native % Asian % Total 1346 Black or African American % White1, % Multiracial % Hispanic % Race Unspecified % %

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 7 And, here are the DoD SIP and Other Executives demographics by Race and Ethnic Origin DoD Intelligence Professional/Senior Level Positions/Scientific and Professional Demographics Race DesignationTotal% Compared to Total Executive Race Designation American Indian or Alaska Native 20.76% Asian % Total 264 Black or African American 41.52% White % Race Unspecified 31.14% Hispanic 31.14% Total %

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 8 For comparison, here are Gender and Ethnic Origin data for the US population Department of Labor Current Labor Statistics 2002 CharacteristicsPopulation Percent of Population Total Population287,984,799100% White196,826, % Black or African American35,200, % Hispanic37,960, % Multiple Hispanic539,5610.2% Asian11,276,8124.0% Native American & Native Alaskan2,155,2390.7% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander383,5120.1% Multi-race3,641,7011.3%

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 9 And here is the Racial Makeup of the US population – past and future projections  U.S, population Gender and Ethnicity

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 10 And here is a “Minority” breakout for selected major US corporations Fortune Magazine: “100 Best companies to work for in 2007” January 22, 2007 issue

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 11 SES Sources of Selection FY2008 (79 SES Assigned to New Agencies in this Category) SES Employees who had a new Assignment to an Agency in FY2008 And here is the data describing the sources of newly selected SES members

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 12 These are the trends in source of selection for DoD SES members SOURCE OF SELECTIONFY 2007FY 2008 External Sources Retired Military Other 16% 37% 19% 37% Internal Sources Selections from within DoD38%35% Selections from other Federal Agencies9% SES Sources of Selection – Trend Analysis

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 13 The GAO has provided findings about the diversity of the SES, and Congress has directed OPM to take action  The GAO found that the diversity of the DoD SES corps improved between October 2000 and September 2007 as indicated below: October % women 6.1% minorities September % women 8.3% minorities  However, DoD diversity remains in the bottom 20% among all government agencies  The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs has introduced legislation to provide for greater diversity within and to improve policy direction and oversight of the SES The SES Diversity Assurance Act of 2009 would create an SES Resource Office within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to take actions to manage and promote an efficient, elite and diverse SES Corps

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 14 Legislation Pending  Legislation pending in the Senate and House (S.1180 and H.R. 2721, respectively) proposes new SES oversight responsibilities for SES, including creating a recruiting program targeting talented women, minorities and people with disabilities for SES slots, and helping coordinate agencies’ recruiting programs with their equal employment

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 15  Do you think gender and ethnic diversity in the DoD SES corps is important? If so, what benefits would greater diversity in SES corps bring to DoD? How does DoD attract and select an executive corps that is representative of the United States?  What actions should DoD or Federal Government take to improve gender and ethnic diversity in the SES Corps? Why is the DoD SES corps not more diverse? Are there incentives/disincentives to entering SES that may impact upon workforce diversity? What can/should SES leaders do to build a diverse workforce? How would you answer the following questions about the diversity of the DoD SES Corps?

Excellence in Executive Leadership UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only (FOUO) 16 What advice would you give to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management?  If you were advising the Director, OPM, what advice and insight would you give him/her to achieve the outcomes envisioned in the SES Diversity Assurance Act of 2009?