Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement

Scores by Strategic Management

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The strategic management category measures the extent to which employees believe that management ensures they have the necessary skills and abilities to do their jobs, is successful at hiring new employees with the necessary skills to help the organization, and works to achieve the organizational goals with targeted personnel strategies and performance management.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
1 Surface Transportation Board 77.2 80.3 -3.90Change arrow
2 Overseas Private Investment Corporation 75.2 No data 0.00Change arrow
3 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 75.1 No data 0.00Change arrow
4 Federal Trade Commission 70.7 70.0 0.90Change arrow
5 Peace Corps 70.5 No data 0.00Change arrow
6 Federal Labor Relations Authority 69.8 63.4 10.10Change arrow
7 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 65.4 63.3 3.30Change arrow
8 Consumer Product Safety Commission 64.6 60.6 6.60Change arrow
9 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 64.3 64.0 0.50Change arrow
10 Commodity Futures Trading Commission 63.5 69.7 -8.90Change arrow
10 Corporation for National and Community Service 63.5 64.1 -0.80Change arrow
12 Merit Systems Protection Board 63.4 70.2 -9.80Change arrow
13 National Endowment for the Humanities 62.9 64.3 -2.20Change arrow
13 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 62.9 64.4 -2.40Change arrow
15 National Credit Union Administration 62.1 62.4 -0.50Change arrow
16 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 61.2 63.4 -3.40Change arrow
17 Office of Management and Budget 61.0 66.0 -7.50Change arrow
18 National Transportation Safety Board 59.9 59.7 0.30Change arrow
19 U.S. International Trade Commission 59.6 63.6 -6.40Change arrow
20 National Endowment for the Arts 59.5 68.0 -12.50Change arrow
21 National Labor Relations Board 59.1 56.0 5.60Change arrow
22 Selective Service System 59.0 46.6 26.50Change arrow
23 Export-Import Bank of the United States 58.3 No data 0.00Change arrow
24 National Science Foundation 55.8 58.2 -4.20Change arrow
25 National Gallery of Art 54.9 58.1 -5.60Change arrow
26 Federal Maritime Commission 54.7 62.7 -12.80Change arrow
27 Federal Election Commission 54.6 55.7 -1.90Change arrow
28 Federal Communications Commission 54.0 53.0 1.90Change arrow
29 Railroad Retirement Board 53.7 54.3 -1.20Change arrow
30 Millennium Challenge Corporation 52.2 No data 0.00Change arrow
31 Federal Housing Finance Agency 51.7 55.5 -6.80Change arrow
31 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 51.7 58.2 -11.20Change arrow
33 International Boundary and Water Commission 48.6 46.5 4.70Change arrow
34 Broadcasting Board of Governors 47.2 41.9 12.90Change arrow
No data Farm Credit Administration 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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