Feds more satisfied with leaders, plus 7 other surprises from 2016 FEVS

The Office of Personnel Management released the full results of the 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which give greater insight into federal employees' t...

After years at the bottom of the cellar, DHS improves across the board

Leaders and supervisors at the Homeland Security Department both scored 2 percentage points better this year compared to 2015, and employees’ intrinsic work experience at the department is also up 2 percent. Those improvements likely contributed to DHS’ 3 percent boost on the employee engagement index this year, the highest increase out of any other very large agency on the 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. DHS also rose 3 percent in the new “IQ,” which is made up of 20 questions related to inclusive workplace practices.

Feds more satisfied with leaders, plus 7 other surprises from 2016 FEVS

After years at the bottom of the cellar, DHS improves across the board

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