Bureau of Indian Affairs (Interior)

Mission: To administer and manage 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. Responsibilities include developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure, providing for health and human services, and economic development.

Scores and Rankings

• 2009
• Previous Years

• Previous Years

Best in Class Scores	2007 Score	2005 Score	2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match	81.0	79.0	82.5
Strategic Management	51.4	42.1	51.7
Teamwork	63.7	60.0	55.2
Effective Leadership	44.1	38.3	47.1
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement	37.4	31.8	44.7
Training and Development	53.4	49.6	49.7
Support for Diversity	41.8	36.2	47.3
Pay and Benefits	65.7
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits	36.9
Work/Life Balance	57.1	50.4	59.1

• 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	Bureau of Indian Affairs (Interior) Index Score	Subcomponent High Performing Average	Subcomponent Average Index Score	Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003	54.4	69.3	61.0	51.9
2005	50.0	73.0	62.9	52.3
2007	56.3	73.8	61.9	49.0
2009	57.0	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: 5,978

Number of Employees in 2002: 6,093

Number of Employees in 2003: 6,080

Number of Employees in 2004: 6,114

Number of Employees in 2005: 6,022

Number of Employees in 2006: 5,709

Number of Employees in 2007: 5,429

Number of Employees in 2008: 5,239

Employees joined (2008): 342

Percentage joined (2008): 4.47%

Average joined (2004-2008): 354

Employees left (2008): 522

Percentage left (2008): 10.21%

Average left (2004-2008): 550

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 8.00%

More About the Agency

http://www.doi.gov/bia/

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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