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2018

Federal Employee V ewpoint Survey

Empowering Employees. Inspiring Change.

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2018 FEDERAL EMPLOYEE VIEWPOINT SURVEY: REPORT BY AGENCY

Table of Contents

Part 1

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Survey Question and Text

Page Number

1. I am given a real opportunity to improve my skills in my organization ............................

1

2. I have enough information to do my job well ....................................................................

4

3. I feel encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things ..........................

7

4. My work gives me a feeling of personal accomplishment................................................. 10

5. I like the kind of work I do................................................................................................. 13

6. I know what is expected of me on the job.......................................................................... 16

7. When needed I am willing to put in the extra effort to get a job done............................... 19

8. I am constantly looking for ways to do my job better........................................................ 22

9. I have sufficient resources to get my job done................................................................... 25

10. My workload is reasonable ................................................................................................ 28

11. My talents are used well in the workplace ......................................................................... 31

12. I know how my work relates to the agency's goals ............................................................ 34

13. The work I do is important................................................................................................. 37

14. Physical conditions allow employees to perform their jobs well ....................................... 40

15. My performance appraisal is a fair reflection of my performance..................................... 43

16. I am held accountable for achieving results ....................................................................... 46

17. I can disclose a suspected violation of any law, rule or regulation without fear of reprisal .................................................................................................................... 49

18. My training needs are assessed .......................................................................................... 52

19. In my most recent performance appraisal, I understood what I had to do

to be rated at different performance levels......................................................................... 55

20. The people I work with cooperate to get the job done ....................................................... 58

21. My work unit is able to recruit people with the right skills ............................................... 61

22. Promotions in my work unit are based on merit ................................................................ 64

23. In my work unit, steps are taken to deal with a poor performer who cannot or will not improve ................................................................................................................. 67

24. In my work unit, differences in performance are recognized in a meaningful way ........... 70

25. Awards in my work unit depend on how well employees perform their jobs.................... 73

26. Employees in my work unit share job knowledge with each other.................................... 76

27. The skill level in my work unit has improved in the past year .......................................... 79

28. How would you rate the overall quality of work done by your work unit? ....................... 82

29. My work unit has the job-relevant knowledge and skills necessary to

accomplish organizational goals ........................................................................................ 85

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Survey Question and Text

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30. Employees have a feeling of personal empowerment with respect to work processes ...... 88 31. Employees are recognized for providing high quality products and services .................... 91 32. Creativity and innovation are rewarded ............................................................................. 94 33. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs........................................... 97 34. Policies and programs promote diversity in the workplace ............................................... 100 35. Employees are protected from health and safety hazards on the job ................................. 103 36. My organization has prepared employees for potential security threats ............................ 106 37. Arbitrary action, personal favoritism and coercion for partisan political

purposes are not tolerated................................................................................................... 109 38. Prohibited Personnel Practices are not tolerated ................................................................ 112 39. My agency is successful at accomplishing its mission ...................................................... 115

Part 2 Survey Question and Text

Page Number

40. I recommend my organization as a good place to work..................................................... 118 41. I believe the results of this survey will be used to make my agency a better

place to work ...................................................................................................................... 121 42. My supervisor supports my need to balance work and other life issues ............................ 124 43. My supervisor provides me with opportunities to demonstrate my leadership skills ........ 127 44. Discussions with my supervisor about my performance are worthwhile........................... 130 45. My supervisor is committed to a workforce representative of all segments of society ..... 133 46. My supervisor provides me with constructive suggestions to improve

my job performance ........................................................................................................... 136 47. Supervisors in my work unit support employee development .......................................... 139 48. My supervisor listens to what I have to say ....................................................................... 142 49. My supervisor treats me with respect................................................................................. 145 50. In the last six months, my supervisor has talked with me about my performance............. 148 51. I have trust and confidence in my supervisor..................................................................... 151 52. Overall, how good a job do you feel is being done by your immediate supervisor? ......... 154 53. In my organization, senior leaders generate high levels of motivation and

commitment in the workforce ............................................................................................ 157 54. My organization's senior leaders maintain high standards of honesty and integrity.......... 160 55. Supervisors work well with employees of different backgrounds ..................................... 163 56. Managers communicate the goals of the organization ....................................................... 166 57. Managers review and evaluate the organization's progress toward meeting its

goals and objectives ........................................................................................................... 169

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Survey Question and Text

Page Number

58. Managers promote communication among different work units ....................................... 172 59. Managers support collaboration across work units to accomplish work objectives .......... 175 60. Overall, how good a job do you feel is being done by the manager directly

above your immediate supervisor?..................................................................................... 178 61. I have a high level of respect for my organization's senior leaders.................................... 181 62. Senior leaders demonstrate support for Work/Life programs ............................................ 184 63. How satisfied are you with your involvement in decisions that affect your work? ........... 187 64. How satisfied are you with the information you receive from management on

what's going on in your organization? ............................................................................... 190 65. How satisfied are you with the recognition you receive for doing a good job?................. 193 66. How satisfied are you with the policies and practices of your senior leaders? .................. 196 67. How satisfied are you with your opportunity to get a better job in your organization?..... 199 68. How satisfied are you with the training you receive for your present job?........................ 202 69. Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your job?.......................................... 205 70. Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your pay? ......................................... 208 71. Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your organization? ........................... 211 72. Please select the response below that BEST describes your current

teleworking schedule.......................................................................................................... 214 73. How satisfied are you with the following Work/Life programs in your agency?

Telework ............................................................................................................................ 217 74. How satisfied are you with the following Work/Life programs in your agency?

Alternative Work Schedules .............................................................................................. 220 75. How satisfied are you with the following Work/Life programs in your agency?

Health and Wellness Programs .......................................................................................... 223 76. How satisfied are you with the following Work/Life programs in your agency?

Employee Assistance Program........................................................................................... 226 77. How satisfied are you with the following Work/Life programs in your agency?

Child Care Programs .......................................................................................................... 229 78. How satisfied are you with the following Work/Life programs in your agency?

Elder Care Programs .......................................................................................................... 232

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2018 FEDERAL EMPLOYEE VIEWPOINT SURVEY METHODS

The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) measures employees' perceptions of conditions within their agencies, which contribute to organizational success. The survey allows government employees to share their opinions about what matters most to them, and gives them the opportunity to let their leadership know how they feel about their job, their supervisor, and their agency. OPM and agency managers use these indicators in developing policy and planning actions to improve agency performance and evaluate individual agencies' progress towards long-term goals.

Federal employees have an intimate knowledge of the workings of the government at every level. The FEVS gives them the voice they need to point out inefficiencies and jobs well done. Senior managers can use this information to make government more effective and more responsive to the needs of the American people. Reports are provided to help managers at all levels, resulting in a greater potential to celebrate successes while identifying opportunities for change across each agency.

Survey Items The 94-item survey includes 78 items that measure Federal employees' perceptions of eight broad topic areas, plus 16 demographic items: (1) Personal Work Experiences, (2) Work Unit, (3) Agency, (4) Supervisor, (5) Leadership, (6) Work/Life Programs, (7) Satisfaction, and (8) Demographics.

Who Participated? Full-time and part-time, permanent, non-seasonal employees were eligible to participate in the survey. A total of 82 agencies, ranging from department-level to large and small/independent agencies participated in the 2018 FEVS. Of the 1,473,870 employees who received the FEVS, 598,003 completed the survey for a governmentwide response rate of 40.6 percent.

How Was the Survey Administered? The survey was a self-administered Web survey.

When Were Employees Surveyed? Agency launch dates were organized in two waves with 6?week administration periods beginning April 30th and May 7th.

Data Weighting Data collected from the 2018 survey respondents were weighted to produce survey estimates that accurately represent the survey population. Unweighted data could produce biased estimates of population statistics. The weights developed for the 2018 FEVS take into account the variable probabilities of selection across the sample domains, nonresponse, and known demographic characteristics of the survey population. Thus, the final data set reflects the agency composition and demographic makeup of the Federal workforce within plus or minus 1 percentage point.

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Data Analysis In performing statistical analyses for this report, OPM employed a number of grouping procedures to simplify presentations. Most of the items had six response categories: Strongly Agree, Agree, Neither Agree nor Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree, and No Basis to Judge/Do Not Know. In some instances, these responses are collapsed into one positive category (Strongly Agree and Agree), one negative category (Strongly Disagree and Disagree), and a neutral category (Neither Agree nor Disagree). We conducted analyses on all survey items for the various agencies. Responses of "Do Not Know/No Basis to Judge", "I choose not to participate in these programs", "These programs are not available to me", and "I am unaware of these programs", were removed before calculation of percentages. More detailed survey statistics are available in the published Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Data reports for this survey and can be downloaded from OPM's Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey website: FEVS.

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Report by Agency

(1) I am given a real opportunity to improve my skills in my organization.

Strongly Agree 2018 2017 2016

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

2018 2017 2016 2018 2017 2016 2018 2017 2016

Strongly Disagree 2018 2017 2016

All Responses 23.2% 21.9% 20.5% 42.7% 42.2% 42.1% 15.5% 16.0% 16.3% 12.8% 13.5% 14.4% 5.9% 6.4% 6.7%

Item Response Total**

2018

2017

2016

593,452 485,193 406,992

BBG CSOSA DHS DOC DOE DOI DOJ DOL DOT ED EEOC EPA FCC FERC FTC

21.1% 24.9% 17.0% 24.8% 28.1% 24.6% 21.5% 21.7% 23.3% 20.2% 28.6% 22.8% 27.8% 41.7% 49.1%

19.1% 26.6% 16.1% 24.3% 26.3% 23.7% 20.6% 21.5% 22.6% 22.6% 26.3% 22.8% 23.9% 37.9% 44.1%

18.0% 22.6% 13.7% 24.1% 24.3% 22.5% 21.7% 21.5% 20.1% 25.1% 24.7% 20.7% 22.5% 32.7% 44.9%

39.4% 43.5% 38.7% 46.0% 44.7% 44.2% 42.5% 39.5% 44.9% 41.2% 38.5% 45.8% 42.6% 40.3% 35.7%

36.0% 41.2% 38.6% 46.8% 44.8% 45.0% 43.1% 42.2% 45.0% 41.7% 41.4% 47.1% 40.7% 41.6% 39.6%

34.6% 41.9% 36.6% 45.1% 45.7% 43.9% 43.5% 42.3% 45.1% 41.8% 42.1% 45.5% 42.0% 43.2% 35.3%

13.0% 12.6% 17.8% 15.5% 13.6% 14.4% 16.5% 17.4% 14.6% 17.1% 14.4% 15.3% 14.3% 9.2% 5.6%

18.5% 13.9% 17.7% 15.2% 13.9% 14.8% 16.6% 16.7% 14.9% 16.5% 14.7% 14.6% 17.6% 9.8% 8.6%

18.3% 15.9% 17.7% 15.5% 13.9% 15.3% 15.9% 16.9% 15.7% 14.3% 14.9% 15.9% 15.8% 12.3% 11.5%

14.2% 12.6% 17.1% 9.8% 9.7% 11.8% 13.6% 14.0% 12.0% 14.0% 12.4% 11.3% 11.0% 6.8% 6.2%

15.4% 13.1% 17.7% 9.9% 10.5% 11.5% 13.6% 12.6% 12.5% 12.7% 11.3% 11.5% 12.8% 7.5% 5.8%

15.0% 13.9% 20.1% 11.0% 11.0% 12.8% 13.4% 13.0% 13.5% 12.4% 12.1% 12.6% 12.9% 9.2% 6.4%

12.4% 6.4% 9.4% 3.8% 3.9% 5.0% 5.9% 7.4% 5.3% 7.6% 6.1% 4.8% 4.4% 2.0% 3.3%

11.0% 5.2% 9.9% 3.9% 4.6% 5.1% 6.1% 7.0% 5.0% 6.5% 6.3% 4.1% 4.9% 3.1% 1.9%

14.1% 5.7% 11.8% 4.2% 5.1% 5.6% 5.5% 6.4% 5.5% 6.4% 6.1% 5.2% 6.8% 2.7% 1.9%

822 468 73,112 20,626 8,581 28,122 30,710 8,002 21,385 2,567 1,362 7,904 590 1,108 636

1,069 542

47,329 10,462

8,576 25,836 16,093

8,819 16,809

2,823 1,412 9,390

714 1,069

611

903 615 46,913 9,765 8,065 23,068 16,475 11,234 14,849 2,853 1,504 10,127 648 1,147 639

SOURCE: Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey **Unweighted count of responses to a question.

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Report by Agency

(1) I am given a real opportunity to improve my skills in my organization.

Strongly Agree 2018 2017 2016

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

2018 2017 2016 2018 2017 2016 2018 2017 2016

Strongly Disagree 2018 2017 2016

All Responses 23.2% 21.9% 20.5% 42.7% 42.2% 42.1% 15.5% 16.0% 16.3% 12.8% 13.5% 14.4% 5.9% 6.4% 6.7%

Item Response Total**

2018

2017

2016

593,452 485,193 406,992

GSA HHS HUD NARA NASA NCUA NLRB NRC NSF OMB OPM PBGC RRB SBA SEC

32.7% 28.5% 24.0% 21.1% 45.5% 26.5% 21.5% 29.6% 39.7% 30.1% 24.5% 37.9% 21.7% 20.4% 35.5%

32.4% 28.2% 24.5% 24.7% 44.1% 25.3% 23.9% 28.6% 35.9% 29.5% 23.3% 31.0% 24.6% 18.2% 34.0%

28.6% 26.0% 22.0% 22.7% 41.7% 31.7% 22.6% 26.0% 34.4% 34.8% 23.1% 27.7% 20.7% 17.3% 31.1%

42.2% 44.5% 42.2% 42.8% 39.7% 45.3% 42.9% 44.4% 39.7% 51.5% 42.1% 41.5% 42.7% 38.8% 45.1%

43.2% 43.9% 43.6% 42.0% 41.1% 43.9% 42.7% 42.8% 40.5% 50.6% 42.7% 45.3% 40.5% 37.8% 44.2%

44.1% 43.7% 41.4% 44.2% 41.7% 45.8% 42.6% 44.0% 43.3% 47.6% 43.6% 42.6% 45.1% 36.3% 45.0%

13.4% 13.5% 15.0% 15.7% 8.2% 13.3% 16.1% 12.6% 9.5% 10.7% 16.0% 9.4% 14.9% 17.9% 9.9%

12.6% 13.6% 15.3% 14.9% 8.1% 13.5% 16.0% 13.7% 11.4% 11.5% 17.3% 13.7% 16.6% 17.9% 11.5%

13.3% 14.3% 15.9% 13.9% 9.1% 10.2% 15.8% 12.8% 10.6% 9.2% 15.3% 15.6% 16.1% 18.5% 12.2%

8.1% 9.6% 12.8% 11.9% 4.8% 11.7% 12.2% 9.7% 7.6% 7.0% 11.7% 8.7% 12.3% 15.2% 6.4%

8.1% 9.9% 10.6% 11.8% 4.8% 12.9% 12.9% 10.5% 9.0% 7.8% 11.1% 6.9% 11.9% 15.8% 7.3%

9.5% 11.1% 13.6% 11.9% 5.2% 9.1% 11.6% 12.1% 6.7% 6.5% 12.1% 10.0% 12.5% 16.6% 7.9%

3.7% 4.0% 6.0% 8.5% 1.8% 3.2% 7.4% 3.7% 3.5% 0.7% 5.6% 2.5% 8.3% 7.7% 3.1%

3.7% 4.4% 6.0% 6.6% 1.8% 4.3% 4.5% 4.4% 3.1% 0.7% 5.6% 3.1% 6.4% 10.4% 3.0%

4.5% 4.9% 7.2% 7.2% 2.3% 3.2% 7.4% 5.1% 5.1% 1.9% 6.0% 4.0% 5.5% 11.4% 3.8%

7,104 42,760

4,595 1,727 11,531

629 847 2,288 935 336 3,048 523 413 1,531 3,376

7,520 43,009

4,945 1,859 11,803

665 850 2,438 904 342 2,906 610 447 1,505 3,523

7,070 40,257

5,451 1,870 11,194

661 881 2,148 851 351 3,189 569 319 1,381 3,206

SOURCE: Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey **Unweighted count of responses to a question.

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