Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Effective Leadership - Fairness

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The Leadership - Fairness category measures the extent to which employees believe arbitrary action and personal favoritism is tolerated, and if employees feel comfortable reporting illegal activity without fear of reprisal.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
11 Office of Personnel Management 56.0 52.3 7.10Change arrow
28 Department of Housing and Urban Development 47.0 44.1 6.60Change arrow
15 Department of Veterans Affairs 53.7 50.6 6.20Change arrow
8 Department of Justice 56.6 54.0 4.90Change arrow
5 Department of the Treasury 58.6 56.4 3.90Change arrow
21 Department of Transportation 51.6 49.8 3.70Change arrow
19 Small Business Administration 51.8 50.3 3.10Change arrow
15 Department of Agriculture 53.7 52.3 2.80Change arrow
9 Department of Commerce 56.2 54.7 2.80Change arrow
4 Department of State 58.9 57.6 2.30Change arrow
9 General Services Administration 56.2 55.2 2.00Change arrow
22 Department of Labor 51.5 50.6 1.80Change arrow
19 Environmental Protection Agency 51.8 50.9 1.80Change arrow
29 Department of Homeland Security 46.2 45.5 1.60Change arrow
12 Social Security Administration 55.8 55.0 1.50Change arrow
24 Securities and Exchange Commission 50.3 49.9 1.00Change arrow
23 Department of the Interior 51.3 50.9 0.70Change arrow
6 Department of the Air Force 57.0 56.8 0.30Change arrow
7 Department of the Navy 56.7 56.5 0.30Change arrow
3 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 66.9 67.2 -0.30Change arrow
25 National Archives and Records Administration 49.8 50.1 -0.40Change arrow
14 Department of Energy 54.0 54.3 -0.50Change arrow
27 Department of Education 48.3 48.6 -0.50Change arrow
12 Department of the Army 55.8 56.4 -1.00Change arrow
26 Department of Health and Human Services 49.6 50.4 -1.40Change arrow
17 U.S. Agency for International Development 52.9 53.8 -1.60Change arrow
1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 69.3 71.2 -2.60Change arrow
18 Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities 52.5 No data 0.00Change arrow
30 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 43.3 43.3 0.00Change arrow
2 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 67.3 No data 0.00Change 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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