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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 Office of the Inspector General (OPM) 86.2 84.0 2.50Change arrow
2 Civil Division (DOJ) 85.8 90.3 -5.00Change arrow
3 Tax Division (DOJ) 85.0 79.7 6.60Change arrow
4 Environment and Natural Resources Division (DOJ) 84.7 90.7 -6.60Change arrow
5 Office of Inspector General (Treasury) 84.0 79.1 6.20Change arrow
6 John C. Stennis Space Center (NASA) 83.6 79.9 4.60Change arrow
7 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Treasury) 83.5 84.1 -0.80Change arrow
8 Administration On Aging (HHS) 83.1 76.8 8.30Change arrow
9 Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA) 80.7 82.2 -1.90Change arrow
10 Region 1 - Boston (EPA) 80.4 78.7 2.10Change arrow
11 Region 3 - Philadelphia (EPA) 80.0 76.0 5.30Change arrow
12 Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Attorneys (DOJ) 79.8 84.4 -5.40Change arrow
12 Region 9 - San Francisco (EPA) 79.8 83.9 -4.90Change arrow
12 Bureau of the Public Debt (Treasury) 79.8 82.7 -3.50Change arrow
15 Civil Rights Division (DOJ) 79.5 75.0 6.00Change arrow
16 Patent and Trademark Office (Commerce) 78.7 71.9 9.50Change arrow
17 Langley Research Center (NASA) 78.2 75.6 3.40Change arrow
18 Federal Highway Administration (DOT) 78.0 76.9 1.30Change arrow
19 Office of Naval Research (Navy) 77.7 78.0 -0.40Change arrow
19 Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration (Treasury) 77.7 75.7 2.60Change arrow
21 Drug Enforcement Administration (DOJ) 77.3 74.9 3.30Change arrow
22 U.S. Marshals Service (DOJ) 77.0 73.9 4.10Change arrow
23 Employee Services (OPM) 76.6 79.9 -4.20Change arrow
24 Region 10 - Seattle (EPA) 76.5 76.9 -0.60Change arrow
25 Field Operating Offices of Office of the Secretary of the Army (Army) 76.3 77.7 -1.70Change arrow
26 Region 2 - New York (EPA) 76.2 79.5 -4.10Change arrow
27 Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (NASA) 76.1 78.6 -3.20Change arrow
28 Air Force Special Operations Command (Air Force) 75.5 74.9 0.80Change arrow
29 George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA) 75.3 77.2 -2.50Change arrow
30 U.S. Special Operations Command (Army) 75.2 73.8 1.80Change arrow
31 United States Coast Guard (DHS) 75.1 71.0 5.80Change arrow
32 Civilian Career Training (Air Force) 74.9 No data 0.00Change arrow
33 Region 8 - Denver (EPA) 74.8 74.6 0.30Change arrow
33 All Other Components (OPM) 74.8 72.4 3.20Change arrow
35 Region 6 - Dallas (EPA) 74.6 74.2 0.40Change arrow
36 Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ) 74.5 72.3 3.10Change arrow
37 Dryden Flight Research Center (NASA) 74.4 77.3 -3.80Change arrow
38 U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (Army) 73.9 73.3 0.70Change arrow
39 National Institute of Standards and Technology (Commerce) 73.8 76.8 -3.90Change arrow
39 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Treasury) 73.8 68.3 8.10Change arrow
41 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Interior) 73.7 73.7 0.00Change arrow
42 Office of the Inspector General (DOJ) 73.6 71.5 3.00Change arrow
42 John F. Kennedy Space Center (NASA) 73.6 76.8 -4.20Change arrow
44 Public Buildings Service (GSA) 73.3 74.7 -1.90Change arrow
45 U.S. Army National Guard Units (Army) 73.1 76.2 -4.10Change arrow
46 Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) 73.0 70.1 4.20Change arrow
47 All Other Components (Navy) 72.9 75.9 -3.90Change arrow
48 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army) 72.6 74.9 -3.00Change arrow
48 Federal Acquisition Service (GSA) 72.6 71.5 1.60Change arrow
48 Federal Investigative Service (OPM) 72.6 66.6 9.00Change arrow
51 National Cemetery Administration (VA) 72.2 77.2 -6.50Change arrow
52 Immediate Office of the Chief-of-Staff of the Army (Army) 72.1 71.1 1.40Change arrow
52 Office of Inspector General (ED) 72.1 71.8 0.40Change arrow
52 All Other Components (EPA) 72.1 71.7 0.60Change arrow
55 Region 5 - Chicago (EPA) 72.0 72.8 -1.00Change arrow
55 Food and Drug Administration (HHS) 72.0 70.9 1.50Change arrow
57 Military Sealift Command (Navy) 71.9 64.2 12.10Change arrow
58 Region 7 - Kansas City (EPA) 71.8 72.4 -0.90Change arrow
59 U.S. Army Contracting Agency (Army) 71.4 74.6 -4.30Change arrow
60 National Institutes of Health (HHS) 71.1 74.0 -3.90Change arrow
60 John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field (NASA) 71.1 71.8 -1.00Change arrow
62 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Commerce) 71.0 72.0 -1.30Change arrow
62 Headquarters (NASA) 71.0 72.1 -1.50Change arrow
62 Naval Air Systems Command (Navy) 71.0 70.5 0.70Change arrow
65 Defense Information Systems Agency (DOD) 70.8 69.5 1.90Change arrow
65 Justice Management Division (DOJ) 70.8 75.0 -5.60Change arrow
67 Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL) 70.7 72.0 -1.80Change arrow
67 U.S. Geological Survey (Interior) 70.7 72.2 -2.10Change arrow
67 Naval Education and Training Command (Navy) 70.7 69.6 1.70Change arrow
70 Internal Revenue Service (Treasury) 70.6 70.8 -0.30Change arrow
71 Executive Office for Immigration Review (DOJ) 70.5 67.8 3.90Change arrow
72 Global Strike Command (Air Force) 70.4 No data 0.00Change arrow
73 Office of Water (EPA) 70.3 76.1 -7.60Change arrow
74 All Other Components (DOJ) 70.2 74.2 -5.40Change arrow
74 U.S. Pacific Fleet - Commander In Chief (Navy) 70.2 70.5 -0.30Change arrow
76 Office for Prevention Pesticides and Toxic Substances (EPA) 70.1 65.9 6.40Change arrow
77 Office of the Administrator (EPA) 70.0 69.2 1.20Change arrow
78 All Other Components (GSA) 69.9 70.5 -0.80Change arrow
79 Food and Nutrition Service (USDA) 69.8 67.1 4.00Change arrow
79 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (DHS) 69.8 74.5 -6.30Change arrow
81 Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) 69.7 69.4 0.50Change arrow
81 Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS) 69.7 64.7 7.80Change arrow
83 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS) 69.5 71.5 -2.80Change arrow
83 Office of Surface Mining (Interior) 69.5 72.7 -4.30Change arrow
83 All Other Components (DOT) 69.5 68.4 1.70Change arrow
86 U.S. Army Forces Command (Army) 69.4 71.3 -2.70Change arrow
87 U.S. Air Force Academy (Air Force) 69.3 73.0 -5.00Change arrow
87 Bureau of the Census (Commerce) 69.3 74.0 -6.30Change arrow
89 U.S. Army Materiel Command (Army) 69.2 70.0 -1.00Change arrow
89 Office of the Chief Financial Officer (GSA) 69.2 61.9 11.90Change arrow
91 Combined Research - Education - Economic Services (USDA) 69.1 73.0 -5.30Change arrow
91 Office of the Inspector General (Interior) 69.1 68.7 0.60Change arrow
93 Air National Guard Units (Air Force) 69.0 71.9 -4.00Change arrow
94 U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (Army) 68.9 68.0 1.40Change arrow
95 Office of the Solicitor (Interior) 68.6 59.4 15.50Change arrow
96 Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (DOJ) 68.5 73.9 -7.30Change arrow
96 All Other Components (DOL) 68.5 68.6 -0.20Change arrow
96 Bonneville Power Administration (DOE) 68.5 71.3 -4.00Change arrow
96 Power Marketing Administrations (DOE) 68.5 70.8 -3.30Change arrow
100 Office of the Secretary of Defense 68.3 69.8 -2.20Change arrow
100 Wage and Hour Division (DOL) 68.3 No data 0.00Change arrow
102 U.S. Air Forces, Europe (Air Force) 68.2 69.8 -2.30Change arrow
102 Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (Navy) 68.2 69.7 -2.10Change arrow
104 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHS) 68.1 67.6 0.70Change arrow
104 Secret Service (DHS) 68.1 56.6 20.40Change arrow
104 Assistant for Administration - Under Secretary of the Navy (Navy) 68.1 70.9 -4.00Change arrow
107 Office of the Inspector General (USDA) 68.0 66.1 2.90Change arrow
107 Marketing and Regulatory Programs (USDA) 68.0 66.7 2.00Change arrow
107 OGC - OIG - CFO - Offices of International Affairs and Environmental Information (EPA) 68.0 67.9 0.10Change arrow
107 Marine Corps (Navy) 68.0 64.7 5.10Change arrow
111 Immediate Office of the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army (Army) 67.9 60.1 13.10Change arrow
111 Defense Logistics Agency (DOD) 67.9 69.1 -1.90Change arrow
111 Departmental Offices (Treasury) 67.9 70.4 -3.50Change arrow
114 Office of the Inspector General (DHS) 67.8 70.8 -4.30Change arrow
115 Air Mobility Command (Air Force) 67.5 70.1 -3.70Change arrow
116 Joint Activities (Army) 67.3 66.1 1.80Change arrow
116 Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DOD) 67.3 68.4 -1.50Change arrow
118 All Other Components (Air Force) 67.2 67.6 -0.70Change arrow
118 All Other Components (ED) 67.2 66.2 1.50Change arrow
120 Office of Inspector General (VA) 67.1 No data 0.00Change arrow
No data All Department of Defense 67.0 68.2 -1.70Change arrow
121 Financial Management Service (Treasury) 67.0 71.1 -5.80Change arrow
122 U.S. Trustees Program (DOJ) 66.9 68.4 -2.20Change arrow
122 Ames Research Center (NASA) 66.9 66.0 1.40Change arrow
124 Air Education and Training Command (Air Force) 66.8 70.1 -4.70Change arrow
125 Air Combat Command (Air Force) 66.6 68.2 -2.40Change arrow
125 U.S. Mint (Treasury) 66.6 55.8 19.30Change arrow
127 Office of Air and Radiation (EPA) 66.5 68.9 -3.50Change arrow
128 Region 4 - Atlanta (EPA) 66.4 68.7 -3.30Change arrow
129 Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA) 66.3 67.0 -1.00Change arrow
129 Naval Medical Command (Navy) 66.3 64.3 3.10Change arrow
129 Veterans Health Administration (VA) 66.3 68.8 -3.60Change arrow
132 U.S. Atlantic Fleet - Commander In Chief (Navy) 66.2 67.7 -2.30Change arrow
133 Veterans Benefits Administration (VA) 66.1 64.9 1.80Change arrow
134 Office of Research and Development (EPA) 65.7 62.9 4.40Change arrow
135 Office of Enforcement Compliance Assurance (EPA) 65.6 72.2 -9.20Change arrow
136 Headquarters Air Intelligence Agency (Air Force) 65.5 58.7 11.60Change arrow
136 Office of Administration and Resources Management (EPA) 65.5 72.2 -9.30Change arrow
136 Bureau of Reclamation (Interior) 65.5 65.8 -0.50Change arrow
139 Air Force Materiel Command (Air Force) 65.4 64.6 1.20Change arrow
139 Criminal Division (DOJ) 65.4 69.2 -5.40Change arrow
141 Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (DOJ) 65.3 65.2 0.10Change arrow
142 HR Solutions (OPM) 65.2 66.0 -1.20Change arrow
143 National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA) 65.0 71.3 -8.80Change arrow
143 Office of the Secretary of the Interior (Interior) 65.0 60.1 8.00Change arrow
143 National Park Service (Interior) 65.0 65.8 -1.20Change arrow
146 Office of the Chief Financial Officer (USDA) 64.9 64.9 0.00Change arrow
147 Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS) 64.8 63.6 2.00Change arrow
148 Bureau of Naval Personnel (Navy) 64.7 67.1 -3.50Change arrow
149 Agricultural Research Service (USDA) 64.6 67.0 -3.60Change arrow
150 U.S. Army Accessions Command (Army) 64.4 62.9 2.30Change arrow
150 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (HHS) 64.4 60.6 6.30Change arrow
150 Central Office (VA) 64.4 No data 0.00Change arrow
153 Mine Safety and Health Administration (DOL) 64.3 70.2 -8.40Change arrow
154 Bureau of Land Management (Interior) 64.2 64.1 0.10Change arrow
154 Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy) 64.2 69.1 -7.20Change arrow
156 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL) 64.1 61.9 3.60Change arrow
156 Office of Thrift Supervision (Treasury) 64.1 77.0 -16.70Change arrow
158 All Other Components (Commerce) 64.0 62.3 2.80Change arrow
158 Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (EPA) 64.0 71.5 -10.50Change arrow
160 Pacific Air Forces (Air Force) 63.9 66.1 -3.30Change arrow
161 Rural Housing Service (USDA) 63.8 66.0 -3.40Change arrow
162 Farm Service Agency (USDA) 63.7 64.0 -0.50Change arrow
162 Office of Justice Programs (DOJ) 63.7 65.3 -2.50Change arrow
164 Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Navy) 63.6 67.9 -6.30Change arrow
165 Field Operating Agencies of the Army Staff Resourced Through OA-22 (Army) 63.5 68.8 -7.80Change arrow
165 Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) 63.5 66.7 -4.80Change arrow
167 Risk Management Agency (USDA) 63.4 59.0 7.50Change arrow
167 U.S. Army Medical Command (Army) 63.4 64.7 -2.10Change arrow
169 National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE) 63.1 No data 0.00Change arrow
170 Headquarters - Air Force Reserve (Air Force) 63.0 64.3 -2.00Change arrow
170 National Drug Intelligence Center (DOJ) 63.0 65.0 -3.00Change arrow
170 Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Navy) 63.0 70.3 -10.40Change arrow
173 Employee Benefits Security Administration (DOL) 62.5 68.8 -9.20Change arrow
174 All Other Components (Army) 62.4 69.4 -10.10Change arrow
175 Space Command (Air Force) 62.3 62.5 -0.30Change arrow
176 Defense Contract Audit Agency (DOD) 62.1 60.3 3.10Change arrow
176 Customs and Border Protection (DHS) 62.1 63.9 -2.80Change arrow
178 Administration for Children and Families (HHS) 62.0 65.7 -5.70Change arrow
179 Defense Commissary Agency (DOD) 61.9 65.7 -5.80Change arrow
179 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (DOL) 61.9 69.8 -11.30Change arrow
181 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED) 61.8 58.1 6.30Change arrow
182 All Other Components (USDA) 61.7 63.5 -2.80Change arrow
183 TRICARE Management Activity (DOD) 61.6 67.0 -8.10Change arrow
184 Commander - Navy Installations (Navy) 61.5 60.5 1.80Change arrow
185 Forest Service (USDA) 61.2 57.8 5.90Change arrow
185 Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Treasury) 61.2 53.5 14.50Change arrow
187 Office for Civil Rights (ED) 61.0 62.9 -3.10Change arrow
188 Anti Trust Division (DOJ) 60.8 77.1 -21.20Change arrow
188 Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED) 60.8 57.2 6.20Change arrow
190 U.S. Army Installation Management Agency (Army) 60.7 64.7 -6.20Change arrow
191 Washington Headquarters Services (DOD) 60.6 68.0 -10.80Change arrow
192 Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (DOL) 60.5 No data 0.00Change arrow
193 U.S. Army Reserve Command (Army) 60.3 60.8 -0.80Change arrow
193 Field Locations (DOE) 60.3 63.9 -5.60Change arrow
195 Naval Intelligence Command (Navy) 59.9 55.1 8.60Change arrow
196 U.S. Army Netcom/9th Army Signal Command (Army) 59.4 54.6 8.90Change arrow
197 U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (Army) 58.7 62.9 -6.60Change arrow
197 All Other Components (DOD) 58.7 65.5 -10.30Change arrow
197 Federal Aviation Administration (DOT) 58.7 58.1 1.10Change arrow
200 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (Interior) 58.6 71.6 -18.20Change arrow
201 International Trade Administration (Commerce) 58.5 63.5 -7.80Change arrow
201 Department of Defense Education Activity (DOD) 58.5 61.2 -4.40Change arrow
203 U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (Army) 57.5 65.9 -12.70Change arrow
203 Federal Student Aid (ED) 57.5 56.7 1.30Change arrow
205 Office of the Chief Financial Officer (ED) 57.3 66.5 -13.80Change arrow
206 Departmental Administration (USDA) 57.0 64.3 -11.30Change arrow
206 Defense Contract Management Agency (DOD) 57.0 63.1 -9.70Change arrow
208 U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (Army) 56.8 52.0 9.20Change arrow
209 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS) 55.8 54.8 1.70Change arrow
210 Headquarters Program Offices (DOE) 54.5 62.3 -12.60Change arrow
210 Headquarters Staff Offices (DOE) 54.5 54.9 -0.60Change arrow
212 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Treasury) 53.6 60.0 -10.70Change arrow
213 Office of Special Trustee (Interior) 52.9 53.3 -0.80Change arrow
214 Indian Health Service (HHS) 51.4 53.5 -3.90Change arrow
215 Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS) 50.9 55.1 -7.50Change arrow
216 Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA) 50.7 51.3 -1.20Change arrow
217 Missile Defense Agency (DOD) 50.1 48.7 3.10Change arrow
218 All Other Components (DHS) 50.0 53.8 -7.10Change arrow
219 Employment and Training Administration (DOL) 49.8 56.4 -11.60Change arrow
220 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS) 49.7 54.4 -8.70Change arrow
221 Transportation Security Administration (DHS) 49.3 51.8 -4.80Change arrow
222 Office of the Inspector General (DOD) 49.0 No data 0.00Change arrow
223 Bureau of Indian Affairs (Interior) 48.0 51.8 -7.40Change arrow
224 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (DOL) 46.7 No data 0.00Change arrow
225 Office of Postsecondary Education (ED) 44.6 34.4 29.70Change arrow
226 Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology (DHS) 42.4 57.3 -26.10Change 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
No data Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OPM) 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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