Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Effective Leadership

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The effective leadership category measures the extent to which employees believe leadership at all levels of the organization generates motivation and commitment, encourages integrity, and manages people fairly, while also promoting the professional development, creativity, and empowerment of employees.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
21 Department of Agriculture 52.7 51.8 1.70Change arrow
9 Department of Commerce 57.5 56.8 1.30Change arrow
19 Department of Education 52.8 51.4 2.70Change arrow
19 Department of Energy 52.8 54.2 -2.60Change arrow
18 Department of Health and Human Services 53.0 54.3 -2.30Change arrow
30 Department of Homeland Security 47.6 48.7 -2.20Change arrow
28 Department of Housing and Urban Development 49.5 46.5 6.40Change arrow
11 Department of Justice 57.1 55.9 2.20Change arrow
23 Department of Labor 52.2 52.4 -0.30Change arrow
4 Department of State 61.0 61.1 -0.20Change arrow
13 Department of the Air Force 56.6 58.0 -2.40Change arrow
10 Department of the Army 57.3 57.4 -0.30Change arrow
24 Department of the Interior 51.9 52.9 -2.00Change arrow
11 Department of the Navy 57.1 57.0 0.10Change arrow
8 Department of the Treasury 58.1 56.9 2.20Change arrow
26 Department of Transportation 50.3 49.1 2.40Change arrow
22 Department of Veterans Affairs 52.3 49.7 5.10Change arrow
14 Environmental Protection Agency 55.8 55.0 1.30Change arrow
25 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 51.3 48.8 5.10Change arrow
2 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 70.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
6 General Services Administration 59.5 59.2 0.60Change arrow
No data Government Accountability Office No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Intelligence Community No data No data 0.00Change arrow
3 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 67.0 67.7 -1.00Change arrow
27 National Archives and Records Administration 49.9 51.5 -3.10Change arrow
1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 72.0 73.5 -2.10Change arrow
5 Office of Personnel Management 60.5 56.4 7.30Change arrow
15 Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities 54.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
29 Securities and Exchange Commission 47.7 49.2 -3.10Change arrow
16 Small Business Administration 54.2 52.1 4.10Change arrow
No data Smithsonian Institution No data No data 0.00Change arrow
7 Social Security Administration 58.3 56.3 3.50Change arrow
17 U.S. Agency for International Development 53.3 53.9 -1.00Change 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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