Best Places to Work in the Federal Government

• The Veterans Affairs employee union helps torpedo a plan to even think about rearranging VA facilities.

  AFGE helped shoot down a plan for an independent review board to look at VA's proposals for rearranging its nationwide map of facilities. First Executive President of AFGE's national VA council Mary Jane Burke explained why they opposed the plan.

  Veterans Affairs

  July 29, 2022
• Employee engagement tumbles in Best Places to Work. What does that mean for federal recruitment?

  On average, federal agencies lag behind the private sector on employee engagement. But there may be more to the story.

  Federal Report

  July 18, 2022
• Best Places to Work results are down overall, but some agencies still shine through

  Employee satisfaction in the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings took a plunge, but some agencies still found success.

  Workforce

  July 13, 2022
• Return-to-office plans a major cause for decline in 2021 Best Places to Work results

  Employee engagement and satisfaction dropped by 4.5 points in the Partnership for Public Service’s 2021 “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government” rankings.

  Workforce

  July 13, 2022
• Nominee for DHS intel office pledges to take on longstanding morale issues

  The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis has consistently ranked as among one of the worst places to work in the federal government.

  Management

  January 12, 2022
• Working through the pandemic — how great was that!

  In the first post-pandemic best places to workings, feds give agencies high marks for handling the crisis.

  Federal Report

  July 02, 2021
• Agencies score high marks from employees on handling of pandemic, but leadership issues persist

  Results from this year's Best Places to Work rankings show federal agencies receiving high marks in their handling of the pandemic, but leadership effectiveness scores still showed much room for improvement.

  Workforce

  June 29, 2021
• The secret to managing through shutdowns, relocations and retirements

  Two small agencies have managed to hold their own on the Partnership for Public Service's annual Best Places to Work rankings, even through government shutdowns, office moves and retirement waves.

  Workforce

  January 13, 2020
• At the Secret Service, improving engagement starts with employees, and extends to their families

  In a years-long quest to improve morale, the Secret Service has found recent investments in its workforce, and their employees' families, are starting to pay off.

  Workforce

  June 04, 2019
• Explaining the mixed messages on 2018 employee engagement

  How can two organizations, using the same data, offer up two different takes on employee engagement in the federal workforce?

  Workforce

  December 19, 2018
• 2018 Best Places to Work: Progress at largest federal agencies shines

  Bright spots in the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings show particular progress at some of the largest agencies, including DoD and Homeland Security.

  Workforce

  December 12, 2018
• Leadership, or lack of it, made the difference in 2018 Best Places to Work rankings

  Fewer agencies improved their employee engagement and satisfaction scores in 2018 compared to previous years, according to the Partnership for Public Service's "Best Places to Work" rankings.

  Workforce

  December 12, 2018
• VA drops the FEVS in favor of its own employee engagement survey

  In lieu of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, the Veterans Affairs Department opted to create its own agencywide survey to more accurately measure employee engagement.

  All News

  June 28, 2018
• How small, simple acts lead to big changes on Best Places to Work rankings

  The Homeland Security Department and Millennium Challenge Corporation, two vastly different agencies, offered similar lessons for success on the 2017 Best Places to Work rankings.

  Workforce

  January 26, 2018