Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement 2007 (header image goes here)

Scores by Employee Skills/Mission Match

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The employee skill/mission match category measures the extent to which employees feel that their skills and talents are used effectively. Furthermore, it assesses the level to which employees get satisfaction from their work and understand how their jobs are relevant to the organizational mission.

Rank Agency 2009 2007 % Change
1 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 85.8 72.6 18.20Change arrow
2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 84.6 81.3 4.00Change arrow
3 Department of Veterans Affairs 82.0 80.6 1.70Change arrow
4 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 81.3 81.2 0.20Change arrow
5 Social Security Administration 81.1 80.0 1.40Change arrow
6 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 80.8 80.4 0.40Change arrow
7 Department of the Army 80.2 80.0 0.30Change arrow
7 Department of State 80.2 78.9 1.70Change arrow
9 Department of Justice 79.3 80.0 -0.90Change arrow
10 Department of Defense 79.0 78.6 0.50Change arrow
10 Office of Personnel Management 79.0 76.4 3.40Change arrow
12 Environmental Protection Agency 78.8 77.6 1.60Change arrow
13 Department of the Air Force 78.7 78.5 0.30Change arrow
14 Department of Health and Human Services 78.6 78.3 0.40Change arrow
14 Department of Commerce 78.6 77.4 1.50Change arrow
14 Department of the Navy 78.6 77.7 1.20Change arrow
17 Department of the Treasury 78.2 77.0 1.60Change arrow
18 Department of the Interior 78.1 77.6 0.70Change arrow
19 Department of Labor 78.0 77.9 0.20Change arrow
19 General Services Administration 78.0 77.7 0.40Change arrow
21 Department of Agriculture 77.8 78.4 -0.80Change arrow
22 National Archives and Records Administration 77.4 77.5 -0.10Change arrow
22 Small Business Administration 77.4 73.4 5.40Change arrow
24 Department of Energy 77.1 76.0 1.50Change arrow
25 Securities and Exchange Commission 76.2 79.1 -3.70Change arrow
26 Department of Transportation 75.6 76.1 -0.60Change arrow
27 Department of Housing and Urban Development 75.0 73.8 1.60Change arrow
28 Department of Homeland Security 74.8 71.0 5.30Change arrow
29 Department of Education 74.6 73.1 2.10Change arrow
No data Government Accountability Office No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Intelligence Community 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 and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation (ISPPI).

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