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The demographic categories measure the performance of agencies and agency subcomponents related to employee satisfaction and commitment, according to a given demographic group. Not all agencies have data for demographic groups, due to small sample sizes.

Rank Agency 2011 2010 % Change
1 John C. Stennis Space Center (NASA) 86.9 82.4 5.40Change arrow
2 Environment and Natural Resources Division (DOJ) 82.0 82.1 -0.20Change arrow
3 Civil Division (DOJ) 81.7 80.9 1.00Change arrow
4 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Treasury) 81.0 81.8 -1.00Change arrow
5 Langley Research Center (NASA) 80.7 75.7 6.50Change arrow
6 Bureau of the Public Debt (Treasury) 80.6 83.4 -3.40Change arrow
7 Region 9 - San Francisco (EPA) 79.5 80.9 -1.80Change arrow
8 Tax Division (DOJ) 79.4 76.5 3.70Change arrow
9 Region 3 - Philadelphia (EPA) 79.2 77.8 1.70Change arrow
10 Region 1 - Boston (EPA) 79.0 78.8 0.30Change arrow
11 Patent and Trademark Office (Commerce) 78.3 72.0 8.70Change arrow
11 Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA) 78.3 79.7 -1.80Change arrow
13 Drug Enforcement Administration (DOJ) 78.0 73.5 6.10Change arrow
13 Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration (Treasury) 78.0 76.3 2.30Change arrow
15 Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Attorneys (DOJ) 77.3 79.8 -3.10Change arrow
16 Region 10 - Seattle (EPA) 77.2 77.5 -0.40Change arrow
17 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Interior) 77.1 73.0 5.70Change arrow
18 Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (NASA) 76.5 80.0 -4.30Change arrow
19 Region 6 - Dallas (EPA) 76.3 74.7 2.10Change arrow
19 George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA) 76.3 78.2 -2.50Change arrow
21 John F. Kennedy Space Center (NASA) 75.9 81.2 -6.50Change arrow
21 Military Sealift Command (Navy) 75.9 64.1 18.40Change arrow
23 U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (Army) 75.8 71.5 6.00Change arrow
24 Region 8 - Denver (EPA) 75.6 73.6 2.70Change arrow
25 National Institute of Standards and Technology (Commerce) 75.5 75.2 0.40Change arrow
26 Public Buildings Service (GSA) 75.2 74.6 0.90Change arrow
27 Administration On Aging (HHS) 75.1 65.3 15.10Change arrow
28 Air Combat Command (Air Force) 75.0 69.0 8.60Change arrow
29 Federal Highway Administration (DOT) 74.6 76.3 -2.20Change arrow
30 Region 2 - New York (EPA) 74.4 74.6 -0.40Change arrow
31 Office of the Inspector General (Interior) 74.1 71.6 3.40Change arrow
32 Office of the Inspector General (OPM) 73.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
33 Federal Investigative Service (OPM) 73.5 68.5 7.20Change arrow
34 Air Force Special Operations Command (Air Force) 73.1 75.7 -3.50Change arrow
34 Defense Information Systems Agency (DOD) 73.1 68.6 6.60Change arrow
36 Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ) 73.0 76.0 -4.00Change arrow
37 Global Strike Command (Air Force) 72.7 No data 0.00Change arrow
37 Federal Acquisition Service (GSA) 72.7 69.6 4.40Change arrow
39 U.S. Special Operations Command (Army) 72.3 72.7 -0.60Change arrow
40 Office of Inspector General (ED) 72.1 71.4 1.00Change arrow
41 Internal Revenue Service (Treasury) 72.0 71.2 1.00Change arrow
42 Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) 71.8 68.9 4.20Change arrow
43 Region 5 - Chicago (EPA) 71.7 70.6 1.50Change arrow
44 Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (DOJ) 71.5 71.3 0.30Change arrow
44 U.S. Marshals Service (DOJ) 71.5 69.3 3.10Change arrow
44 Region 7 - Kansas City (EPA) 71.5 69.6 2.80Change arrow
47 Civilian Career Training (Air Force) 71.4 No data 0.00Change arrow
48 Justice Management Division (DOJ) 71.1 68.1 4.40Change arrow
48 Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Navy) 71.1 68.5 3.80Change arrow
48 Employee Services (OPM) 71.1 72.5 -2.00Change arrow
51 Office of Air and Radiation (EPA) 71.0 68.1 4.20Change arrow
51 All Other Components (GSA) 71.0 68.2 4.00Change arrow
51 John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field (NASA) 71.0 70.0 1.40Change arrow
54 U.S. Army Forces Command (Army) 70.9 67.0 5.80Change arrow
55 U.S. Geological Survey (Interior) 70.7 70.8 -0.10Change arrow
56 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army) 70.6 71.5 -1.30Change arrow
56 All Other Components (EPA) 70.6 71.1 -0.80Change arrow
56 Office of the Inspector General (DHS) 70.6 68.9 2.50Change arrow
59 All Other Components (OPM) 70.5 69.0 2.20Change arrow
60 Executive Office for Immigration Review (DOJ) 70.3 66.3 5.90Change arrow
61 Headquarters (NASA) 70.1 69.9 0.30Change arrow
62 Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) 69.9 65.8 6.20Change arrow
62 Field Operating Offices of Office of the Secretary of the Army (Army) 69.9 74.2 -5.80Change arrow
64 Dryden Flight Research Center (NASA) 69.8 72.6 -3.80Change arrow
65 Headquarters Air Intelligence Agency (Air Force) 69.7 60.0 16.10Change arrow
65 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS) 69.7 69.2 0.80Change arrow
65 Naval Air Systems Command (Navy) 69.7 65.0 7.10Change arrow
68 U.S. Army National Guard Units (Army) 69.5 70.7 -1.70Change arrow
68 Defense Logistics Agency (DOD) 69.5 71.6 -3.00Change arrow
70 Food and Drug Administration (HHS) 69.3 68.2 1.60Change arrow
70 Secret Service (DHS) 69.3 64.2 7.90Change arrow
70 Office of Naval Research (Navy) 69.3 69.3 0.00Change arrow
73 All Other Components (DOJ) 69.2 66.4 4.10Change arrow
73 National Institutes of Health (HHS) 69.2 72.1 -4.10Change arrow
73 Naval Education and Training Command (Navy) 69.2 68.5 1.00Change arrow
76 Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA) 69.0 67.7 1.90Change arrow
76 Immediate Office of the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army (Army) 69.0 58.0 18.90Change arrow
78 Bureau of the Census (Commerce) 68.9 72.0 -4.30Change arrow
78 Office of the Inspector General (DOJ) 68.9 63.1 9.30Change arrow
78 All Other Components (Navy) 68.9 72.5 -5.10Change arrow
78 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Treasury) 68.9 62.4 10.50Change arrow
82 Financial Management Service (Treasury) 68.8 71.0 -3.10Change arrow
83 National Cemetery Administration (VA) 68.7 71.3 -3.70Change arrow
84 Agricultural Research Service (USDA) 68.6 65.1 5.40Change arrow
84 U.S. Army Materiel Command (Army) 68.6 68.6 0.00Change arrow
86 Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DOD) 68.5 67.5 1.40Change arrow
87 U.S. Mint (Treasury) 68.1 57.5 18.40Change arrow
88 National Drug Intelligence Center (DOJ) 68.0 68.1 -0.10Change arrow
88 Office of Administration and Resources Management (EPA) 68.0 70.4 -3.50Change arrow
88 Assistant for Administration - Under Secretary of the Navy (Navy) 68.0 71.4 -4.90Change arrow
91 Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (DOJ) 67.9 70.8 -4.10Change arrow
91 Office of Inspector General (Treasury) 67.9 80.2 -15.30Change arrow
93 Wage and Hour Division (DOL) 67.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
93 United States Coast Guard (DHS) 67.8 68.5 -1.10Change arrow
95 Pacific Air Forces (Air Force) 67.7 67.3 0.70Change arrow
96 Civil Rights Division (DOJ) 67.6 67.6 -0.10Change arrow
96 Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (EPA) 67.6 68.8 -1.90Change arrow
96 Commander - Navy Installations (Navy) 67.6 61.9 9.40Change arrow
96 U.S. Pacific Fleet - Commander In Chief (Navy) 67.6 62.5 8.20Change arrow
100 U.S. Air Force Academy (Air Force) 67.5 69.7 -3.10Change arrow
100 Departmental Offices (Treasury) 67.5 65.0 3.90Change arrow
100 Veterans Health Administration (VA) 67.5 62.7 7.50Change arrow
103 Customs and Border Protection (DHS) 67.3 66.2 1.60Change arrow
104 OGC - OIG - CFO - Offices of International Affairs and Environmental Information (EPA) 67.2 66.4 1.30Change arrow
105 U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (Army) 67.1 65.1 3.10Change arrow
105 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Commerce) 67.1 67.4 -0.40Change arrow
107 Office of the Chief Financial Officer (GSA) 67.0 66.7 0.40Change arrow
107 Ames Research Center (NASA) 67.0 64.2 4.30Change arrow
107 Marine Corps (Navy) 67.0 64.2 4.30Change arrow
110 Office of Inspector General (VA) 66.9 No data 0.00Change arrow
111 Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL) 66.8 70.5 -5.30Change arrow
112 Office of the Chief Financial Officer (USDA) 66.7 62.7 6.40Change arrow
112 U.S. Army Medical Command (Army) 66.7 58.1 14.80Change arrow
114 Office of Water (EPA) 66.6 72.8 -8.50Change arrow
114 Office for Prevention Pesticides and Toxic Substances (EPA) 66.6 64.9 2.70Change arrow
114 Naval Medical Command (Navy) 66.6 64.4 3.40Change arrow
117 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (DHS) 66.4 75.8 -12.40Change arrow
117 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (Navy) 66.4 68.5 -3.00Change arrow
119 National Park Service (Interior) 66.2 65.4 1.20Change arrow
120 U.S. Army Accessions Command (Army) 66.1 56.8 16.50Change arrow
120 Veterans Benefits Administration (VA) 66.1 63.4 4.20Change arrow
122 Marketing and Regulatory Programs (USDA) 65.9 64.4 2.40Change arrow
122 Bonneville Power Administration (DOE) 65.9 69.3 -5.00Change arrow
No data All Department of Defense 65.8 65.7 0.20Change arrow
124 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL) 65.8 63.0 4.40Change arrow
125 Office of Research and Development (EPA) 65.4 61.1 7.00Change arrow
125 Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS) 65.4 62.6 4.50Change arrow
127 All Other Components (Air Force) 65.1 63.2 3.00Change arrow
127 Food and Nutrition Service (USDA) 65.1 66.2 -1.70Change arrow
127 Office of Thrift Supervision (Treasury) 65.1 75.7 -14.00Change arrow
130 U.S. Army Contracting Agency (Army) 65.0 69.3 -6.30Change arrow
130 Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS) 65.0 68.9 -5.60Change arrow
130 Federal Aviation Administration (DOT) 65.0 61.0 6.50Change arrow
133 Central Office (VA) 64.6 No data 0.00Change arrow
134 Office of the Inspector General (USDA) 64.4 66.4 -3.00Change arrow
135 Space Command (Air Force) 64.2 60.0 6.90Change arrow
135 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (Interior) 64.2 69.2 -7.20Change arrow
137 Air Mobility Command (Air Force) 64.1 68.7 -6.70Change arrow
137 HR Solutions (OPM) 64.1 63.1 1.50Change arrow
139 Air Force Materiel Command (Air Force) 64.0 70.7 -9.50Change arrow
140 Field Locations (DOE) 63.9 63.7 0.30Change arrow
141 Region 4 - Atlanta (EPA) 63.8 66.1 -3.50Change arrow
141 All Other Components (DOT) 63.8 62.3 2.50Change arrow
143 Bureau of Reclamation (Interior) 63.6 65.3 -2.60Change arrow
144 National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA) 63.4 67.5 -6.10Change arrow
144 All Other Components (DOL) 63.4 64.2 -1.30Change arrow
146 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHS) 63.3 64.8 -2.30Change arrow
147 Air National Guard Units (Air Force) 63.1 64.6 -2.30Change arrow
147 Field Operating Agencies of the Army Staff Resourced Through OA-22 (Army) 63.1 65.1 -3.00Change arrow
147 Office of Special Trustee (Interior) 63.1 57.9 9.10Change arrow
150 Farm Service Agency (USDA) 63.0 62.5 0.80Change arrow
150 U.S. Trustees Program (DOJ) 63.0 61.9 1.80Change arrow
150 Anti Trust Division (DOJ) 63.0 69.6 -9.50Change arrow
153 Power Marketing Administrations (DOE) 62.9 71.6 -12.10Change arrow
154 Criminal Division (DOJ) 62.8 64.9 -3.20Change arrow
155 Immediate Office of the Chief-of-Staff of the Army (Army) 62.6 61.8 1.30Change arrow
155 Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Navy) 62.6 66.0 -5.10Change arrow
157 Employee Benefits Security Administration (DOL) 62.5 66.3 -5.80Change arrow
157 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (HHS) 62.5 58.2 7.30Change arrow
159 Rural Housing Service (USDA) 62.4 64.3 -3.00Change arrow
160 U.S. Air Forces, Europe (Air Force) 62.2 66.1 -5.90Change arrow
160 Air Education and Training Command (Air Force) 62.2 74.5 -16.50Change arrow
160 Office of the Secretary of Defense 62.2 66.4 -6.40Change arrow
160 National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE) 62.2 No data 0.00Change arrow
164 All Other Components (ED) 62.0 62.0 0.00Change arrow
165 U.S. Atlantic Fleet - Commander In Chief (Navy) 61.8 69.0 -10.40Change arrow
166 Office of Justice Programs (DOJ) 61.6 59.0 4.40Change arrow
167 Office of Enforcement Compliance Assurance (EPA) 61.4 69.8 -12.00Change arrow
168 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Treasury) 60.9 56.5 7.90Change arrow
169 Joint Activities (Army) 60.5 61.5 -1.50Change arrow
170 U.S. Army Installation Management Agency (Army) 60.4 61.5 -1.90Change arrow
170 Office of the Secretary of the Interior (Interior) 60.4 60.7 -0.50Change arrow
170 Office of Surface Mining (Interior) 60.4 69.2 -12.70Change arrow
173 Defense Contract Management Agency (DOD) 60.3 62.7 -3.80Change arrow
173 Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED) 60.3 52.0 15.90Change arrow
175 Forest Service (USDA) 60.1 58.7 2.50Change arrow
175 Bureau of Naval Personnel (Navy) 60.1 63.2 -4.90Change arrow
177 Defense Commissary Agency (DOD) 60.0 63.5 -5.50Change arrow
178 Defense Contract Audit Agency (DOD) 59.9 59.8 0.20Change arrow
179 Office of the Administrator (EPA) 59.8 70.3 -15.00Change arrow
179 Bureau of Land Management (Interior) 59.8 62.3 -4.10Change arrow
181 TRICARE Management Activity (DOD) 59.7 64.0 -6.70Change arrow
181 Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy) 59.7 64.9 -8.00Change arrow
183 Risk Management Agency (USDA) 59.6 60.7 -1.80Change arrow
183 International Trade Administration (Commerce) 59.6 60.2 -1.00Change arrow
183 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS) 59.6 59.3 0.50Change arrow
186 Washington Headquarters Services (DOD) 59.5 62.1 -4.10Change arrow
186 Bureau of Indian Affairs (Interior) 59.5 60.9 -2.30Change arrow
188 All Other Components (Commerce) 59.4 60.9 -2.40Change arrow
188 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (DOL) 59.4 No data 0.00Change arrow
190 U.S. Army Netcom/9th Army Signal Command (Army) 59.2 58.0 2.00Change arrow
190 Administration for Children and Families (HHS) 59.2 61.2 -3.20Change arrow
192 Headquarters - Air Force Reserve (Air Force) 58.7 60.0 -2.30Change arrow
193 Office of the Solicitor (Interior) 58.6 55.1 6.50Change arrow
194 All Other Components (Army) 58.4 63.1 -7.50Change arrow
194 Office for Civil Rights (ED) 58.4 58.2 0.40Change arrow
196 Combined Research - Education - Economic Services (USDA) 58.1 57.8 0.50Change arrow
197 U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (Army) 58.0 65.7 -11.70Change arrow
197 Indian Health Service (HHS) 58.0 60.6 -4.30Change arrow
199 Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) 57.8 58.3 -0.90Change arrow
200 All Other Components (DOD) 57.6 63.6 -9.40Change arrow
201 All Other Components (USDA) 56.9 60.8 -6.30Change arrow
201 Federal Student Aid (ED) 56.9 52.3 8.70Change arrow
201 Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OPM) 56.9 51.6 10.10Change arrow
204 U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (Army) 56.8 60.5 -6.10Change arrow
204 Naval Intelligence Command (Navy) 56.8 55.9 1.60Change arrow
204 Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Treasury) 56.8 50.2 13.10Change arrow
207 Office of the Chief Financial Officer (ED) 56.1 52.0 8.00Change arrow
208 Missile Defense Agency (DOD) 55.1 49.2 12.10Change arrow
209 Department of Defense Education Activity (DOD) 54.1 62.3 -13.20Change arrow
209 All Other Components (DHS) 54.1 55.2 -2.00Change arrow
211 U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (Army) 54.0 49.9 8.10Change arrow
212 Headquarters Program Offices (DOE) 53.4 61.5 -13.20Change arrow
213 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS) 52.9 55.8 -5.20Change arrow
214 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (DOL) 52.3 57.7 -9.40Change arrow
214 Headquarters Staff Offices (DOE) 52.3 50.4 3.70Change arrow
216 Mine Safety and Health Administration (DOL) 52.1 67.2 -22.50Change arrow
217 Transportation Security Administration (DHS) 52.0 54.6 -4.90Change arrow
217 Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS) 52.0 56.6 -8.10Change arrow
219 Departmental Administration (USDA) 50.7 54.2 -6.40Change arrow
220 Office of the Inspector General (DOD) 50.3 No data 0.00Change arrow
221 U.S. Army Reserve Command (Army) 48.8 52.4 -6.90Change arrow
222 Employment and Training Administration (DOL) 47.7 52.3 -8.90Change arrow
223 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED) 46.9 56.4 -16.70Change arrow
224 Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA) 46.5 45.7 1.80Change arrow
225 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (DOL) 45.3 No data 0.00Change arrow
226 Office of Postsecondary Education (ED) 41.5 29.3 41.60Change arrow
227 Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology (DHS) 37.2 61.8 -39.80Change arrow
No data Army Audit Agency (Army) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of Labor-Management Standards (DOL) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of General Counsel (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of Community Planning and Development (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of the Chief Financial Officer (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of Field Policy and Management (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Assistant Secretary for Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of Chief Procurement Officer (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of Public and Indian Housing (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of Chief Information Officer (HUD) No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD) 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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