Survey says federal agencies are stressed, HR policy isn’t helping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhile the graphic includes the best and worst ratings for each question, researchers warned against making definitive judgments based on the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Our goal for the survey is not to point out that specific agencies are not performing well in a specific area for the purpose of drawing attention to those agencies,” said Mark Richardson, a Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt who worked on the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Richardson noted some agencies performed well on one metric and poorly on others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, the Office of Management and Budget received low scores for its ability to recruit the best employees, however it ranked among the top three in both ability to meet the mission and likelihood that employees would recommend public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We think the importance of the agency-level data is that it shows that in some areas some agencies are doing well and others are struggling,” Richardson said. “This highlights the opportunity to diagnose why this variation exists and determine what can be learned from agencies that are doing well to help those that have room for improvement.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The full results for every agency can be seen in the PDF below, including the confidence intervals for true averages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n