Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

• How frontline supervisors, federal leaders digest and respond to employee engagement results

  As agencies begin to review the recent results of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, the Office of Personnel Management has a new toolkit to help supervisors better understand and digest the feedback.

  Workforce

  October 22, 2019
• House proposal would require federal employees receive Internet of Things cyber training

  In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees would receive mandatory Internet of Things cybersecurity training under a new bill introduced by Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA).

  Federal Newscast

  October 22, 2019
• DoD IG’s office manages to boost employee favorability

  No federal executive wants his or her agency or bureau to languish at the bottom of those rankings of employee engagement.

  Federal Drive

  October 08, 2019
• OPM tells agencies to review, streamline performance management, disciplinary policies

  Under the latest guidance from the Office of Personnel Management, agencies have new deadlines now to review and then streamline their existing performance management and disciplinary procedures for federal employees.

  Workforce

  September 25, 2019
• Tiny HHS agency turned FEVS scores around with ‘purpose-driven’ employees

  Federal Occupational Health, a fee-for-service agency housed within the Department of Health and Human Resources, saw a dramatic turnaround in its Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey scores between fiscal 2015 and 2018.

  Hiring/Retention

  July 12, 2019
• How common are prohibited personnel practices?

  Complaints from employees and applicants are one of the most common measures of prohibited personnel practices, although they do not capture all allegations.

  Commentary

  June 11, 2019
• 2019 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey out now

  Few agencies can hide from the results. Now the annual survey, known as FEVS, has been put in the field for 2019.

  Federal Drive

  June 05, 2019
• 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
• More detailed survey means VA can improve employee engagement, customer service all at once

  The Department of Veterans Affairs said its decision to consolidate the best of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey with its own assessment is paying off.

  Veterans Affairs

  May 20, 2019
• VA takes employee satisfaction into its own hands

  The Department of Veterans affairs saw employee satisfaction with the organization go up nearly six points last year.

  Federal Drive

  May 20, 2019
• New bill to help temporary federal workers save for retirement

  In today's Federal Newscast, A bipartisan pair of lawmakers want to give some federal employees a new retirement flexibility.

  Federal Newscast

  May 03, 2019
• NIH’s employee engagement tool and strategy gets validation from the top

  Evaluating and improving employee engagement gets easier with a tool from a small team of senior leaders at the National Institutes of Health. And the team is determined to share that tool and their vision across government.

  Workforce

  April 16, 2019
• Federal government’s employer brand is in trouble

  Employer branding is one of the chief battlefields in the fight for talent. The government is not well-positioned for that fight.

  Commentary

  February 21, 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