How do government employees feel about their agencies, co-workers, and leaders?
>>> Latest Reports (scroll down): US Office of Special Counsel (2018) /// US Marshals Service (Dept of Justice) /// FBI (Dept of Justice) /// Office of the Director of National Intelligence / intelligence community /// Office of Government Ethics /// Internal Revenue Service (Dept of Treasury) /// Drug Enforcement Admin (Dept of Justice) /// Department of Energy
Each year, almost every agency in the federal government takes part in an employee survey. In 2017, more than 485,000 employees participated – from the Pentagon and the EPA and the FCC to the Justice Department and the National Archives and the TSA.
Overseen by the Office of Personnel Management (itself a federal agency), the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) contains 84 items. Most are statements that the respondents agree or disagree with on a five-point scale; a small number of items are questions. Some examples:
• “My organization’s senior leaders maintain high standards of honesty and integrity.”
• “My workload is reasonable.”
• “I can disclose a suspected violation of any law, rule or regulation without fear of reprisal.”
• “Arbitrary action, personal favoritism and coercion for partisan political purposes are not tolerated.”
• “Promotions in my work unit are based on merit.”
• “I feel encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things.”
• “My supervisor treats me with respect.”
• “How satisfied are you with the training you receive for your present job?”
The OPM then creates multiple reports for each agency, as well as every subagency, office, and division within agencies (as long as that component contains at least 10 employees). This results in thousands of reports each year. Hardly any have ever make their way to the public. This is a shame, since this massive, taxpayer-funded survey gives us an otherwise unobtainable look inside the US government. We get a sense of the people who make up the black-box Cabinet departments, law-enforcement and investigative agencies, regulatory agencies, and so on. Who wouldn’t want a glimpse at the day-to-day realities of the DEA, ICE, IRS, NASA, and the Attorney General’s Office, to name just a few?
I’ve filed FOIA requests with every participating agency – as well as 100+ subagencies and other components – to get their most important and revealing reports from the 2017 survey (plus some from earlier years). They’ll be posted here as they come in, along with similar surveys conducted by the few agencies that don’t participate in FEVS (such as the FBI and the intelligence community).
Keep checking this page – this is only the beginning….
Related: Official FEVS site /// Overall government-wide results 2017
An example snippet from the FCC’s main report (“Agency Management Report”):
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// 16 Demographic Reports /// Subagency Comparison Report
Department of Commerce
Office of Inspector General
Department of Defense (DOD)
2016: Agency Management Report
Department of Education
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// 16 Demographic Reports /// Subagency Comparison Report
2016: Agency Management Report /// Agency Trend Report [Excel file]
Department of Energy
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// Subagency Comparison Report /// 16 Demographic Reports
2016: Agency Management Report
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) / Undersecretary for Nuclear Security
2017: Main report /// Subagency Comparison Report
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: 2017 main report
Los Alamos National Laboratory: 2017 main report
Nevada National Security Site: 2017 main report
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Office of Infectious Diseases and Office of Non-Communicable Diseases, Injury, & Environmental Health: 2017 main report
Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response: 2017 main report
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: 2017 main report
National Institute on Drug Abuse: 2017 main report
National Institute of Mental Health: 2017 main report /// 2017 Breakout Report
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report /// Subagency Comparison Report /// 16 Demographics Reports
Customs & Border Protection
2017: main report
Office of the Secretary
2017: main report /// Subagency Comparison Report
Executive Secretariat: 2017 main report
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
2017: All Items/Indices All Levels Report (a/k/a Survey Scores) [Excel file]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2017: main report & trend report
2016: Trends Report
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
2017: main report /// Subagency Comparison Report
The vast majority of these 170+ reports weren’t publicly available until now,
and hundreds more are coming.
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Department of the Interior (DOI)
2017: Work Environment Survey [non-FEVS]: Complete Set [101 MB]. PDF portfolio containing overview, statistical supplement, technical report, and individual supplements for each component, including Bureau of Land Management, Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Inspector General, etc. Individual files are available here. Interior Dept press release about the survey.
2016: Agency Trend Report
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
2013 main report /// 2014 main report /// 2015 main report /// 2016 main report
National Park Service (NPS)
2017 Work Environment Survey [non-FEVS]: Technical Report (main) /// Statistical Supplement
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
2017: main report /// Subagency Comparison Report
Drug Enforcement Administration
2017 main report /// 2016 trend report /// 2015 main report /// 2014 main report
Environmental and Natural Resources Division
2017: main report /// Subagency Comparison Report
2016: main report
Environmental Crimes Section: 2017 main report
Land Acquisition Section: 2017 main report
Wildlife and Marine Resources Section: 2017 main report
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Annual employee survey results [non-FEVS]: 2013 /// 2014 /// 2015 /// 2016 /// 2017 /// 2018
“FBI Director James Comey Climate Survey Results”: 2015-2017
[2018 FBI survey was released due to a FOIA lawsuit by Lawfare.]
NEW US Marshals Service
2017: Main report /// Subagency Comparison Report: Headquarters //// Subagency Comparison Report: Districts
Department of Labor
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// 16 Demographic Reports /// All Items/Indices All Levels Report [Excel file]
Office of Inspector General
Department of Transportation (DOT)
2016: Agency Management Report /// Agency Trend Report
Office of Inspector General
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Department of the Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
2017 main report /// 2016 main report
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
2014 main report /// 2015 main report //// 2016 main report /// 2017 main report /// 2017 indexes
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
2017: main report /// Subagency Comparison Report /// 3 third-level Subagency Comparison Reports /// 21 fourth-level Subagency Comparison Reports (includes reports for Criminal Investigation, Taxpayer Advocate Service, Privacy & Disclosure, CFO, IT, etc.)
2016: Trends Report
Office of Inspector General
2017: main report
US Mint
2017: main report
2016 main report /// trend report
Agencies
US Access Board (USAB)
2016: Agency Management Report /// Agency Trend Report
American Battle Monuments Commission
2016: Agency Management Report /// Trends Report
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
2016: Agency Management Report /// Agency Trend Report
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
2013 survey /// 2014 survey /// 2015 survey /// 2016 survey [non-FEVS]
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Trend Core Survey
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
2015: Subagency Comparison Report
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey [Excel] /// Subagency Comparison Report
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
2017: Agency Management Report
Subagency Comparison Reports: 2012 /// 2013 /// 2014
Trend Reports for all regions: 2006-2014
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey [Excel file] /// Subagency Comparison Report
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
2017: Agency Management Report
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Trend Core Survey
Federal Trade Commission
2016: Agency Management Report /// Trend Report
General Services Administration (GSA)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Agency Trend Report /// 15 Demographic Reports
National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Subagency Comparison Report /// 14 Demographic Reports /// Trend Report [Excel file] /// Agency-Specific Items [Excel file]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// Subagency Comparison Report /// 16 Demographic Reports
2016: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file]
National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)
2016: Agency Management Report /// Agency Trend Report
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// 9 Demographic Reports
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
2017: Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// 16 Demographic Reports
2016 Subagency Comparison Report /// 2015 Agency Management Report
National Science Foundation (NSF)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// 15 Demographics Reports /// Subagency Comparison Report
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
2016: Agency Management Report /// Agency Trend Report
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Intelligence Community Employee Climate Survey [non-FEVS]: 2005-2008 /// 2009-2011 /// 2012-2015 /// 2016 /// 2017
Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
2017: main report /// Subagency Comparison Report
2016: main report
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey [Excel] /// Subagency Comparison Report
US Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
NEW 2018: Annual Employee Survey
2017: Annual Employee Survey
2014 Subagency Comparison Report
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey [Excel] /// Subagency Comparison Report
2014 Subagency Comparison Report /// 2015 Subagency Comparison Report
Headquarters: 2014 Subagency Comparison Report
Office of Inspector General: 2017 main report
Selective Service System (SSS)
2017: Annual Employee Survey and Agency Trends Report
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
2016: Agency Management Report /// Agency Trend Report
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
2017: main report
2016: main report /// trend report
United State Trade Representative (USTR)
2017: Agency Management Report /// Annual Employee Survey Report [Excel file] /// 11 Demographic Reports /// Subagency Comparison Report