9 takeaways from the 2017 Best Places to Work rankings
The 2017 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings show a few familiar faces at the top and bottom of the list, but a closer look at the results sh...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the most improved agency subcomponent. It boosted its engagement score by 11.5 points in 2017 — up from a score of 45.2 in 2016 to 56.7 this year. ICE was among seven DHS subcomponents that improved their scores over the past year. Customs and Border Protection, for example, saw its score improve by 6.2 points, while Federal Emergency Management Agency saw employee engagement raise by 6.3 points. Even the last-place ranked Secret Service, which has long experienced low morale, saw a 0.2 point bump in its score.