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

Scores by Performance Based Rewards and Advancement

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The performance based rewards and advancement category measures the extent to which employees feel they are rewarded and promoted in a fair and timely manner for their performance and innovative contributions to their workplace.

Rank Agency 2009 2007 % Change
1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 64.1 58.2 10.20Change arrow
2 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 59.7 57.7 3.40Change arrow
3 Department of State 52.8 51.2 3.10Change arrow
4 Department of Commerce 52.4 50.5 3.90Change arrow
4 Environmental Protection Agency 52.4 48.7 7.70Change arrow
6 General Services Administration 49.0 46.7 5.00Change arrow
7 Social Security Administration 48.1 47.1 2.20Change arrow
8 Department of the Treasury 47.6 49.0 -2.90Change arrow
8 Department of the Army 47.6 48.4 -1.60Change arrow
10 Department of Health and Human Services 47.0 46.4 1.30Change arrow
10 Department of Energy 47.0 45.5 3.40Change arrow
10 National Archives and Records Administration 47.0 45.9 2.30Change arrow
13 Department of Defense 46.6 46.7 -0.20Change arrow
14 Department of Justice 46.5 45.1 3.10Change arrow
15 Department of the Navy 46.4 44.3 4.80Change arrow
16 Department of Labor 46.1 46.2 -0.30Change arrow
17 Department of the Air Force 45.1 46.8 -3.60Change arrow
18 Office of Personnel Management 45.0 40.7 10.70Change arrow
19 Department of Veterans Affairs 44.3 40.2 10.10Change arrow
20 Department of the Interior 44.2 42.3 4.50Change arrow
21 Department of Agriculture 43.8 43.4 1.00Change arrow
22 Small Business Administration 43.2 38.8 11.30Change arrow
23 Department of Housing and Urban Development 42.4 46.2 -8.30Change arrow
24 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 41.8 37.8 10.60Change arrow
25 Securities and Exchange Commission 41.7 48.1 -13.40Change arrow
26 Department of Education 41.4 38.4 7.80Change arrow
27 Department of Transportation 37.9 35.2 7.70Change arrow
27 Department of Homeland Security 37.9 32.7 15.90Change arrow
No data Government Accountability Office No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation No data 39.0 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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