Best Places to Work

• David Dye: A look at how federal law enforcement agencies differ

  Each year, Deloitte and the Partnership for Public Service rank federal agencies in their Best Places to Work listings. To find new insights, the authors are taking a closer look at agencies with similar missions. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, David Dye, director of Deloitte's Federal Human Capital Services. tells Federal News Radio's Eric White some of the differences between federal law enforcement agencies at the top and bottom of the rankings.

  Federal Drive

  May 23, 2016
• What’s the main culprit behind poor employee engagement? It’s complicated

  Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations took the Homeland Security Department to task for six straight years of declining employee engagement scores on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. DHS is ranked as the worst agency to work for in government.

  Congress

  April 27, 2016
• OPM: 5 drivers of better employee engagement

  The Office of Personnel Management analyzed data from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and found specific ways for agencies to improve employee satisfaction.

  Management

  December 09, 2015
• HUD begins to earn back employee respect

  Nani Coloretti, the HUD deputy secretary, said the 8 point increase in the 10th annual Best Places to Work rankings can be traced to listening to employees and communicating changes.

  Management

  December 09, 2015
• The small stuff matters: lessons from a ‘most improved’ agency

  Even the smallest opinion counts at the agencies with the most satisfied employees, according to the results of the 2015 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.

  Workforce

  December 08, 2015
• Mallory Barg Bulman: Closer look at Best Places to Work results

  They're out. The annual rankings of best places to work among federal agencies. Overall, things are looking up compared to last year. NASA is still the top-rated agency. But some at the lower end came up in the rankings, as did overall employee satisfaction. The survey is by the Office of Personnel Management, the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte put together the rankings. For the 2015 results, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership.

  Federal Drive

  December 08, 2015
• Best Places to Work shows ‘tide turning’ for employee satisfaction in 2015

  For the first time in four years, federal employee satisfaction and commitment improved among the workforce, according to the Partnership for Public Service's 2015 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.

  Workforce

  December 08, 2015
• Best places to work: Round up the usual suspects, or not?

  Where are the best places to work in the federal government? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says he thinks he knows the winners even though the voting hasn't taken place yet.

  Mike Causey

  August 24, 2015
• Increased employee satisfaction benefits recruitment, retention

  New analysis from the Partnership for Public Service of the Office of Personnel Management's Employee Viewpoint Survey shows that low employee satisfaction negatively impacts an agency's ability to hire and retain employees.

  Workforce

  August 05, 2015
• David Dye, Director, Federal Human Capital Services, Deloitte

  The latest snapshot of the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government" comes out later today. As it is every year, it's developed by the Partnership for Public for Service, Deloitte and the Hay Group. This year the number crunchers have ranked agencies in terms of how innovative they are. David Dye, a director in Deloitte's Federal Human Capital Group, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain just how to measure something like that — and how important it is.

  Federal Drive

  April 02, 2015
• Jeri Buchholz, Chief Human Capital Officer, NASA

  Workforce planning for 2015 and beyond is on in federal agencies. The data from the Best Places to Work in Government survey is one group of information HR leaders in government will use, but it's not the only one. Jeri Buchholz is the chief human capital officer for NASA. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she said looking deep into the data is critical to making your entire agency a better place to work.

  All News

  January 20, 2015
• Influx of employees is part of HUD’s ongoing culture change

  The Department of Housing and Urban Development hired 1,000 new employees in 2014. The new workers are helping the agency reverse a downward trend around morale.

  Workforce

  January 08, 2015
• Daniel R. Elliott III, Chairman, Surface Transportation Board

  The news from this year's "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government" list is not that great. It shows federal employees' morale at the lowest point in the last 11 years. But it's not doom and gloom for every agency, and there are some encouraging signs. The Surface Transportation Board was number one among smaller agencies on this year's list. How did they do it? STB chairman Daniel R. Elliot III joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to offer some insight.

  Federal Drive

  December 17, 2014
• Emily Kopp, Reporter, Federal News Radio

  Each year, agency leaders scan the list of best places to work in the federal government with either anticipation or anxiety. If you're at the top, you've got a great selling point for employees and recruits. But if you're at the bottom, you've got hard work to do. Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp was at the awards ceremony to speak with those who know what it's like to be up and down. First, she spoke with Jeri Buchholz, the chief human capital officer at NASA, the large agency that tops the list.

  Federal Drive

  December 12, 2014