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

Scores by Effective Leadership

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The effective leadership category measures the extent to which employees believe leadership at all levels of the organization generates motivation and commitment, encourages integrity, and manages people fairly, while also promoting the professional development, creativity, and empowerment of employees.

Rank Agency 2009 2007 % Change
1 Surface Transportation Board 68.8 No data 0.00Change arrow
2 Federal Maritime Commission 67.1 55.0 22.00Change arrow
3 Office of Management and Budget 65.0 59.9 8.40Change arrow
4 National Science Foundation 62.3 59.3 5.10Change arrow
5 Federal Trade Commission 61.6 57.7 6.70Change arrow
6 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 61.0 No data 0.00Change arrow
7 Federal Housing Finance Board 60.8 54.8 10.90Change arrow
8 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 59.5 54.1 10.00Change arrow
9 Merit Systems Protection Board 59.1 60.0 -1.60Change arrow
10 Corporation for National and Community Service 57.8 56.1 3.00Change arrow
11 Commodity Futures Trading Commission 57.5 46.6 23.40Change arrow
12 National Endowment for the Arts 57.0 47.6 19.80Change arrow
13 Agency for International Development 56.8 53.9 5.40Change arrow
14 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 56.6 50.4 12.30Change arrow
15 Overseas Private Investment Corporation 56.4 No data 0.00Change arrow
16 Export-Import Bank of the United States 55.9 57.1 -2.10Change arrow
17 National Transportation Safety Board 53.7 47.2 13.70Change arrow
18 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 52.1 49.9 4.30Change arrow
19 U.S. International Trade Commission 51.0 51.2 -0.30Change arrow
20 Railroad Retirement Board 49.5 48.3 2.50Change arrow
21 National Credit Union Administration 49.3 52.7 -6.40Change arrow
22 Federal Election Commission 47.5 46.5 2.10Change arrow
23 National Labor Relations Board 47.4 52.0 -8.80Change arrow
24 Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight 47.2 No data 0.00Change arrow
25 National Endowment for the Humanities 45.7 44.1 3.50Change arrow
26 Consumer Product Safety Commission 44.7 42.9 4.10Change arrow
27 Federal Communications Commission 44.6 No data 0.00Change arrow
28 Selective Service System 39.0 49.5 -21.20Change arrow
29 International Boundary and Water Commission 37.1 45.3 -18.10Change arrow
30 Broadcasting Board of Governors 35.0 35.9 -2.40Change arrow
31 Federal Labor Relations Authority 29.1 25.7 13.10Change arrow
No data Farm Credit Administration No data 54.7 0.00Change arrow
No data Congressional Budget Office No data No data 0.00Change arrow
No data Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services No data 62.3 0.00Change arrow
No data United States Holocaust Memorial Museum No data 43.7 0.00Change arrow
No data Millennium Challenge Corporation No data 61.2 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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