Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (EPA)

Mission: To provide policy, guidance and direction for EPA's solid waste and emergency response programs. Develops guidelines for the land disposal of hazardous waste and underground storage tanks; provides technical assistance to all levels of government to establish safe practices in waste management; supports state and local governments in redeveloping and reusing potentially contaminated sites; and responds to abandoned and active hazardous waste sites and accidental oil and chemical releases.

Scores and Rankings

• 2009
• Previous Years

• Previous Years

Best in Class Scores	2007 Score	2005 Score	2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match	73.8	75.4	80.1
Strategic Management	53.2	54.4	57.7
Teamwork	67.5	72.2	65.3
Effective Leadership	52.6	53.4	55.0
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement	49.6	52.1	53.5
Training and Development	63.1	68.4	62.9
Support for Diversity	59.8	64.3	66.6
Pay and Benefits	72.4
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits	48.8
Work/Life Balance	64.4	62.7	70.0

• 2009

• Previous Years

Scores by Demographic	2007 Score	2005 Score	2003 Score
Female
Male
40 and over
Under 40
Asian
Black or African-American
Hispanic or Latino
Multi-racial
White
American Indian or Native American

Year	Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (EPA) Index Score	Subcomponent High Performing Average	Subcomponent Average Index Score	Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003	64.3	69.3	61.0	51.9
2005	66.7	73.0	62.9	52.3
2007	60.7	73.8	61.9	49.0
2009	67.2	74.8	64.1	54.0

Comparative Data — Subcomponent Averages

High Performing Average Scores	2003	2005	2007	2009
High Performing Average - Employee Skills	82.4	82.3	83.3	83.4
High Performing Average - Management	65.7	64.6	66.0	66.9
High Performing Average - Teamwork	73.7	77.2	78.7	79.1
High Performing Average - Leadership	57.1	59.9	61.9	62.6
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement	53.2	55.8	56.8	58.1
High Performing Average - Training and Development	67.7	70.5	71.3	72.0
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity	69.0	68.9	68.8	70.9
High Performing Average - Pay and Benefits			74.8	76.8
High Performing Average - Family Friendly			57.2	60.0
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance	72.6	72.1	72.8	72.5

Average Index Scores	2003	2005	2007	2009
Average for Employee Skills	78.4	77.6	77.7	78.5
Average for Management	59.1	56.9	56.6	58.6
Average for Teamwork	67.8	71.1	70.8	72.1
Average for Leadership	49.7	51.7	51.7	53.5
Average for Rewards and Advancement	45.4	47.0	46.9	48.5
Average for Training and Development	58.4	61.0	59.8	61.8
Average for Support for Diversity	61.7	60.0	59.4	62.3
Average for Pay and Benefits			66.4	68.1
Average for Family Friendly			44.8	46.8
Average for Work/Life Balance	66.1	64.6	63.4	64.2

Low Performing Average Score	2003	2005	2007	2009
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills	73.6	72.0	71.1	72.9
Low Performing Average - Management	52.3	48.8	47.4	50.2
Low Performing Average - Teamwork	61.8	65.1	63.3	65.5
Low Performing Average - Leadership	42.9	43.7	41.9	44.8
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement	37.7	38.0	36.3	39.3
Low Performing Average - Training and Development	50.3	51.0	48.1	52.4
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity	54.7	51.5	49.8	53.1
Low Performing Average - Pay and Benefits			57.2	58.8
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly			33.2	34.7
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance	59.4	57.0	54.8	56.0

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

Number of Employees in 2001: 596

Number of Employees in 2002: 616

Number of Employees in 2003: 616

Number of Employees in 2004: 604

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More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Other Locations: Crystal City, VA; plus additional facilities and 10 regional offices across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam

http://www.epa.gov/oswer/

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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