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65.3
#91 out of 216

Office of Inspector General (VA)

Mission: To help VA ensure that veterans and their families receive the care, support and recognition they have earned through service to their country. OIG strives to help VA achieve its vision of becoming the best-managed service delivery organization in government. OIG is responsive to the needs of its customers by working with the VA management team to identify and address issues that are important to them and the veterans served.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  65.3 91
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 77.6 136  of  216
Strategic Management 64.3 29  of  216
Teamwork 73.3 76  of  216
Effective Leadership 55.5 65  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 49.8 128  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 50.1 55  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 52.1 67  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 65.9 73  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 52.4 49  of  216
Training and Development 63.8 73  of  216
Support for Diversity 70.8 17  of  216
Pay and Benefits 78.5 11  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 56.0 36  of  216
Work/Life Balance 68.7 37  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  No data No data No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match No data No data No data
Strategic Management No data No data No data
Teamwork No data No data No data
Effective Leadership No data No data No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement No data No data No data
Training and Development No data No data No data
Support for Diversity No data No data No data
Pay and Benefits No data No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits No data No data No data
Work/Life Balance No data No data No data
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match No data No data No data
Strategic Management No data No data No data
Teamwork No data No data No data
Effective Leadership No data No data No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement No data No data No data
Training and Development No data No data No data
Support for Diversity No data No data No data
Pay and Benefits No data No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits No data No data No data
Work/Life Balance No data No data No data
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 66.4 64  of  216
Male 64.6 111  of  214
40 and over 62.2 130  of  216
Under 40 80.1 7  of  199
Asian No data No data
Black or African-American 66.5 67  of  188
Hispanic or Latino No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data
White 64.1 113  of  215
American Indian or Native American No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over No data No data No data
Under 40 No data No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White No data No data No data
American Indian or Native American No data No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over No data No data No data
Under 40 No data No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White No data No data No data
American Indian or Native American No data No data No data

Trends

Index Scores

Best in Class Scores

 




Year Office of Inspector General (VA) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 65.3 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: No data

Number of Employees in 2002: No data

Number of Employees in 2003: 414

Number of Employees in 2004: 435

Number of Employees in 2005: 476

Number of Employees in 2006: 484

Number of Employees in 2007: 436

Number of Employees in 2008: 459

Employees joined (2008): 62

Percentage joined (2008): No data

Average joined (2004-2008): 46

Employees left (2008): 39

Percentage left (2008): No data

Average left (2004-2008): 41

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 6.10%

More About the Agency

Male/Female Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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