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

Scores by Family Friendly Culture and Benefits

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The family friendly culture and benefits category measures the extent to which employees believe family-friendly flexibilities are offered to them, including telecommuting and alternative work scheduling, along with personal support benefits like child care subsidies and wellness programs. Due to changes in the survey format, the scores for 2005 and 2007 cannot be accurately compared in this category.

Rank Agency 2009 2007 % Change
1 Federal Housing Finance Board 62.9 58.3 7.90Change arrow
2 Consumer Product Safety Commission 60.0 53.1 13.00Change arrow
3 Federal Maritime Commission 59.9 55.6 7.70Change arrow
4 Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight 58.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
5 National Science Foundation 58.7 53.1 10.50Change arrow
6 National Transportation Safety Board 57.7 45.7 26.30Change arrow
7 U.S. International Trade Commission 57.6 59.6 -3.30Change arrow
8 Merit Systems Protection Board 56.7 54.7 3.60Change arrow
9 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 54.8 51.5 6.40Change arrow
10 Federal Communications Commission 52.3 No data 0.00Change arrow
11 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 52.0 51.1 1.70Change arrow
12 Selective Service System 51.6 51.6 0.00Change arrow
12 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 51.6 53.5 -3.60Change arrow
14 Corporation for National and Community Service 50.4 47.1 7.00Change arrow
15 Surface Transportation Board 48.0 No data 0.00Change arrow
16 Railroad Retirement Board 47.3 46.9 0.80Change arrow
17 Agency for International Development 44.8 47.4 -5.60Change arrow
18 National Credit Union Administration 44.6 48.6 -8.30Change arrow
19 Overseas Private Investment Corporation 42.4 No data 0.00Change arrow
20 Federal Election Commission 41.8 37.1 12.70Change arrow
21 National Endowment for the Arts 41.7 39.2 6.30Change arrow
22 Commodity Futures Trading Commission 38.9 35.9 8.40Change arrow
23 Federal Trade Commission 38.7 39.8 -2.80Change arrow
24 National Labor Relations Board 37.4 39.4 -5.20Change arrow
25 Export-Import Bank of the United States 37.1 35.0 5.90Change arrow
26 National Endowment for the Humanities 35.1 43.0 -18.30Change arrow
27 Federal Labor Relations Authority 34.4 36.1 -4.80Change arrow
28 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 30.3 No data 0.00Change arrow
29 Broadcasting Board of Governors 29.7 30.1 -1.50Change arrow
30 International Boundary and Water Commission 27.7 35.3 -21.50Change arrow
31 Office of Management and Budget 26.0 23.9 8.60Change arrow
No data United States Holocaust Memorial Museum No data 42.6 0.00Change arrow
No data Millennium Challenge Corporation No data 19.4 0.00Change arrow
No data Farm Credit Administration No data 65.1 0.00Change arrow
No data Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services No data 38.2 0.00Change arrow
No data Congressional Budget Office 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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