Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Performance Based Rewards and Advancement

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The performance based rewards and advancement category measures the extent to which employees feel they are rewarded and promoted in a fair and timely manner for their performance and innovative contributions to their workplace.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 63.6 66.1 -3.70Change arrow
2 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 62.1 No data 0.00Change arrow
3 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 59.4 60.6 -2.00Change arrow
4 Department of Commerce 52.7 52.6 0.20Change arrow
5 Department of State 52.2 52.4 -0.30Change arrow
6 Department of the Treasury 51.2 50.5 1.50Change arrow
7 General Services Administration 50.5 52.6 -3.80Change arrow
7 Office of Personnel Management 50.5 47.9 5.40Change arrow
9 Environmental Protection Agency 49.3 49.6 -0.70Change arrow
10 Social Security Administration 48.9 48.1 1.60Change arrow
11 Department of Justice 47.9 47.5 0.90Change arrow
12 Department of the Army 47.7 48.5 -1.80Change arrow
13 Department of the Navy 47.2 47.7 -1.00Change arrow
14 U.S. Agency for International Development 46.9 49.7 -5.60Change arrow
15 Department of Health and Human Services 46.6 47.9 -2.60Change arrow
16 Department of the Air Force 46.0 47.3 -2.70Change arrow
17 Department of the Interior 45.7 47.2 -3.20Change arrow
18 Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities 45.4 No data 0.00Change arrow
19 National Archives and Records Administration 44.5 46.5 -4.30Change arrow
20 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 44.3 42.6 4.00Change arrow
21 Department of Agriculture 44.0 44.2 -0.40Change arrow
22 Department of Energy 43.9 46.0 -4.40Change arrow
23 Department of Veterans Affairs 43.7 42.5 2.90Change arrow
24 Small Business Administration 43.6 43.8 -0.50Change arrow
25 Department of Education 43.4 42.3 2.60Change arrow
26 Department of Labor 43.2 45.4 -4.80Change arrow
27 Department of Housing and Urban Development 40.7 41.9 -2.70Change arrow
28 Department of Transportation 39.6 40.6 -2.40Change arrow
29 Department of Homeland Security 38.5 40.4 -4.50Change arrow
30 Securities and Exchange Commission 32.1 39.0 -17.50Change arrow
No data Government Accountability Office No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Intelligence Community No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Smithsonian Institution No data No data 0.00Change arrow

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The Best Places to Work rankings — the most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government — are produced by the Partnership for Public Service.

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