Overall Rankings
Best Places to Work Index Scores

The index score measures the performance of agencies and agency subcomponents related to employee satisfaction and commitment.

RankAgency20122011Change
1U.S. Army Audit Agency (Army)85.780.45.30Change
2John C. Stennis Space Center (NASA)84.280.43.80Change
3Office of General Counsel (EPA)81.6None0.00Change
4Environment and Natural Resources Division (DOJ)80.981.5-0.60Change
5Patent and Trademark Office (Commerce)80.374.16.20Change
6Civil Division (DOJ)79.580.4-0.90Change
7Region 1 - Boston (EPA)78.477.80.60Change
8Naval Special Warfare Command (Navy)78.1None0.00Change
9Federal Highway Administration (DOT)78.076.11.90Change
10Pretrial Services Agency (CSOSA)77.5None0.00Change
11Federal Railroad Administration (DOT)76.9None0.00Change
12Region 3 - Philadelphia (EPA)76.877.9-1.10Change
13Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration (Treasury)76.674.62.00Change
14Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA)76.477.1-0.70Change
15Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Treasury)75.771.44.30Change
16Region 9 - San Francisco (EPA)75.275.8-0.60Change
17Tax Division (DOJ)75.080.1-5.10Change
18Region 8 - Denver (EPA)74.973.21.70Change
19George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA)74.871.63.20Change
20Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (NASA)73.873.40.40Change
21Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Treasury)73.679.4-5.80Change
22Langley Research Center (NASA)73.575.9-2.40Change
23Field Operating Offices of Office of the Secretary of the Army (Army)72.669.92.70Change
23Office of the Inspector General (VA)72.666.75.90Change
25Region 6 - Dallas (EPA)72.573.3-0.80Change
26Office of the Inspector General (Interior)72.471.01.40Change
27Office of the Solicitor (DOL)72.3None0.00Change
28Region 7 - Kansas City (EPA)72.069.62.40Change
29Federal Acquisition Service (GSA)71.969.42.50Change
29Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HHS)71.963.68.30Change
31Economic Research Service (USDA)71.4None0.00Change
31Office of the Inspector General (EPA)71.4None0.00Change
31Bureau of the Public Debt (Treasury)71.477.2-5.80Change
34Air Force Special Operations Command (Air Force)70.969.01.90Change
34Air Force Elements, U.S. Central Command (Air Force)70.9None0.00Change
36Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS)70.866.14.70Change
36United States Coast Guard (DHS)70.870.9-0.10Change
38Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (DOT)70.6None0.00Change
39Office of the Inspector General (GSA)70.5None0.00Change
40Office of the Inspector General (ED)70.471.8-1.40Change
41Office of Naval Research (Navy)70.371.8-1.50Change
42John F. Kennedy Space Center (NASA)70.272.2-2.00Change
43Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL)70.165.94.20Change
44Headquarters (NASA)70.066.23.80Change
44Office of the Inspector General (DOT)70.0None0.00Change
46John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field (NASA)69.769.30.40Change
47Food and Drug Administration (HHS)69.566.92.60Change
48Bureau of Economic Analysis (Commerce)69.3None0.00Change
48Region 10 - Seattle (EPA)69.373.1-3.80Change
48U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Interior)69.370.9-1.60Change
51National Institutes of Health (HHS)69.268.50.70Change
52Bonneville Power Administration (DOE)68.966.92.00Change
53Office of the Inspector General (Treasury)68.875.4-6.60Change
54National Institute of Standards and Technology (Commerce)68.668.50.10Change
54Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Attorneys (DOJ)68.674.3-5.70Change
54Region 2 - New York (EPA)68.671.9-3.30Change
57Federal Investigative Service (OPM)68.470.9-2.50Change
58U.S. Special Operations Command (Army)68.370.9-2.60Change
59Office of Administration and Resources Management (EPA)68.265.52.70Change
59Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (HHS)68.261.66.60Change
61Civilian Career Training (Air Force)68.168.3-0.20Change
61Region 5 - Chicago (EPA)68.169.2-1.10Change
61Strategic Systems Programs Office (Navy)68.1None0.00Change
61Employee Services (OPM)68.171.0-2.90Change
65U.S. Pacific Fleet - Commander In Chief (Navy)68.068.00.00Change
66Office of the Inspector General (DHS)67.966.01.90Change
67Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (Air Force)67.8None0.00Change
67Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (DHS)67.866.51.30Change
67U.S. Geological Survey (Interior)67.867.70.10Change
70Civil Rights Division (DOJ)67.765.81.90Change
71U.S. Army National Guard Units (Army)67.668.9-1.30Change
71Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (EPA)67.665.52.10Change
73Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA)67.567.40.10Change
74Ames Research Center (NASA)67.465.12.30Change
75Air Force Elements, U.S. Special Operations Command (Air Force)67.3None0.00Change
75U.S. Army South Command (Army)67.3None0.00Change
77Drug Enforcement Administration (DOJ)67.274.2-7.00Change
77Dryden Flight Research Center (NASA)67.273.2-6.00Change
77Research and Innovative Technology Administration (DOT)67.2None0.00Change
80Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command (Air Force)67.1None0.00Change
81Risk Management Agency (USDA)67.059.87.20Change
82U.S. Army Forces Command (Army)66.967.2-0.30Change
82U.S. Marshals Service (DOJ)66.973.0-6.10Change
82Naval Education and Training Command (Navy)66.967.9-1.00Change
85Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)66.869.1-2.30Change
86Air Combat Command (Air Force)66.766.40.30Change
87Air Force Office of Special Investigations (Air Force)66.6None0.00Change
87Office of the Administrator (EPA)66.662.14.50Change
87Public Buildings Service (GSA)66.668.9-2.30Change
90Air Weather Service (Air Force)66.5None0.00Change
90Bureau of Industry and Security (Commerce)66.5None0.00Change
92Retirement Services (OPM)66.4None0.00Change
93Office of Air and Radiation (EPA)66.366.00.30Change
94Headquarters and Support Elements (Air Force)66.2None0.00Change
94Federal Transit Administration (DOT)66.2None0.00Change
94National Cemetery Administration (VA)66.271.5-5.30Change
97Region 4 - Atlanta (EPA)66.163.52.60Change
98Office of the Chief Financial Officer (ED)66.056.19.90Change
98Internal Revenue Service (Treasury)66.067.6-1.60Change
100Air Mobility Command (Air Force)65.962.33.60Change
100Global Strike Command (Air Force)65.967.4-1.50Change
102Air Force Legal Services Center (Air Force)65.8None0.00Change
102Defense Logistics Agency (DOD)65.866.1-0.30Change
104U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army)65.669.5-3.90Change
104Naval Reserve Force (Navy)65.6None0.00Change
106Naval Air Systems Command (Navy)65.566.7-1.20Change
107Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ)65.369.1-3.80Change
107Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS)65.365.30.00Change
109Military Sealift Command (Navy)65.269.5-4.30Change
110Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)65.163.02.10Change
110U.S. Atlantic Fleet - Commander In Chief (Navy)65.164.60.50Change
112Air National Guard Units (Mobilization) (Title 5) (Air Force)64.8None0.00Change
113U.S. Army War College (Army)64.6None0.00Change
114Navy Systems Management Activity (Navy)64.5None0.00Change
114Federal Aviation Administration (DOT)64.557.66.90Change
116Food and Nutrition Service (USDA)64.464.30.10Change
116Wage and Hour Division (DOL)64.466.8-2.40Change
118U.S. Mint (Treasury)64.368.5-4.20Change
119Defense Information Systems Agency (DOD)64.165.4-1.30Change
119Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)64.169.3-5.20Change
119Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (Navy)64.166.4-2.30Change
122U.S. Air Force Academy (Air Force)64.064.3-0.30Change
122Office of the Inspector General (USDA)64.064.00.00Change
124Air Education and Training Command (Air Force)63.963.30.60Change
125Air Force Elements, U.S. Northern Command (Air Force)63.7None0.00Change
125U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (Army)63.771.7-8.00Change
127U.S. Air Forces, Europe (Air Force)63.665.0-1.40Change
127National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Commerce)63.666.2-2.60Change
127Bureau of the Census (Commerce)63.664.8-1.20Change
130Air National Guard Units (Air Force)63.563.20.30Change
131Air Force Audit Agency (Air Force)63.4None0.00Change
132U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (Army)63.367.6-4.30Change
132Office of the Chief Financial Officer (GSA)63.364.0-0.70Change
132National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT)63.3None0.00Change
135Agricultural Research Service (USDA)63.261.71.50Change
135Office of the Secretary (DOT)63.2None0.00Change
137Air National Guard Support Center (Air Force)63.1None0.00Change
137Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Navy)63.164.9-1.80Change
139Office of Enforcement Compliance Assurance (EPA)63.057.06.00Change
139Office of Water (EPA)63.065.6-2.60Change
141Executive Office for Immigration Review (DOJ)62.966.6-3.70Change
142Office of the Chief Information Officer (OPM)62.8None0.00Change
143U.S. Army Accessions Command (Army)62.764.8-2.10Change
143HR Solutions (OPM)62.762.9-0.20Change
145Mine Safety and Health Administration (DOL)62.561.70.80Change
145Office of Research and Development (EPA)62.563.7-1.20Change
145Departmental Offices (Treasury)62.562.6-0.10Change
148Office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Army)62.4None0.00Change
148Bureau of Naval Personnel (Navy)62.462.10.30Change
150Secret Service (DHS)62.365.8-3.50Change
151Marketing and Regulatory Programs (USDA)62.261.90.30Change
151Justice Management Division (DOJ)62.267.5-5.30Change
153Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy)62.163.3-1.20Change
154Office of the Secretary (DOD)62.063.0-1.00Change
154U.S. Trustees Program (DOJ)62.062.6-0.60Change
156Defense Media Activity (DOD)61.9None0.00Change
156Office of the Inspector General (DOJ)61.970.5-8.60Change
156Veterans Health Administration (VA)61.963.8-1.90Change
159Bureau of Land Management (Interior)61.861.20.60Change
160Defense Contract Audit Agency (DOD)61.757.83.90Change
160Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL)61.762.7-1.00Change
160Office of the Secretary (HHS)61.753.87.90Change
163Air Force Elements, U.S. Strategic Command (Air Force)61.5None0.00Change
164U.S. Army Materiel Command (Army)61.466.5-5.10Change
164Washington Headquarters Services - Serviced (DOD)61.4None0.00Change
166Office of Field Policy and Management (HUD)61.362.8-1.50Change
166Bureau of Reclamation (Interior)61.362.1-0.80Change
166National Park Service (Interior)61.361.00.30Change
166Naval Medical Command (Navy)61.364.8-3.50Change
170Immediate Office of the Chief-of-Staff of the Army (Army)61.167.3-6.20Change
170Administration for Children and Families (HHS)61.157.73.40Change
170Office of General Counsel (HUD)61.158.32.80Change
173Employee Benefits Security Administration (DOL)61.058.22.80Change
174Pacific Air Forces (Air Force)60.962.5-1.60Change
174U.S. Army, Europe (DOT)60.9None0.00Change
174Power Marketing Administrations (DOE)60.966.2-5.30Change
177Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Navy)60.863.3-2.50Change
178Headquarters Air Intelligence Agency (Air Force)60.761.7-1.00Change
178Office for Civil Rights (ED)60.758.81.90Change
178Office of the Chief Information Officer (GSA)60.7None0.00Change
178Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Treasury)60.760.00.70Change
182Office of General Counsel (USDA)60.6None0.00Change
183Office of the Secretary of the Interior (Interior)60.461.7-1.30Change
183Assistant for Administration - Under Secretary of the Navy (Navy)60.465.3-4.90Change
185Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (DOJ)60.364.0-3.70Change
185Assistant Secretary for Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner (HUD)60.359.31.00Change
187Defense Security Service (DOD)59.9None0.00Change
187Office of the Chief Financial Officer (EPA)59.9None0.00Change
189Maritime Administration (DOT)59.8None0.00Change
190U.S. Army, Pacific (Army)59.7None0.00Change
190Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD)59.763.1-3.40Change
190Marine Corps (Navy)59.763.6-3.90Change
193U.S. Army Medical Command (Army)59.665.5-5.90Change
194Air Force Materiel Command (Air Force)59.562.0-2.50Change
194Air Force Technical Applications Center (Air Force)59.5None0.00Change
194Farm Service Agency (USDA)59.560.2-0.70Change
197Departmental Administration (USDA)59.453.06.40Change
197Joint Activities (Army)59.466.4-7.00Change
197Defense Contract Management Agency (DOD)59.458.21.20Change
200National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE)59.360.9-1.60Change
201U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (Army)59.2None0.00Change
201Office of Labor-Management Standards (DOL)59.258.80.40Change
203Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (DOJ)59.164.9-5.80Change
204Office of the Solicitor (Interior)58.961.3-2.40Change
205Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Interior)58.8None0.00Change
206Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (Interior)58.7None0.00Change
207Air Force Elements, Other Than Europe (Air Force)58.5None0.00Change
207Office of the Inspector General (DOL)58.5None0.00Change
207Customs and Border Protection (DHS)58.562.4-3.90Change
210U.S. Military Academy (Army)58.4None0.00Change
211Air Force Personnel Center (Air Force)58.2None0.00Change
211Veterans Employment and Training Services (DOL)58.2None0.00Change
211Central Office (VA)58.260.9-2.70Change
214Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (EPA)57.9None0.00Change
214Office of Surface Mining (Interior)57.961.0-3.10Change
216Office of the Chief Financial Officer (HUD)57.756.41.30Change
217Air Force Manpower Agency (Air Force)57.6None0.00Change
218Department of Defense Education Activity (DOD)57.556.70.80Change
218Indian Health Service (HHS)57.556.41.10Change
220Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (Air Force)57.3None0.00Change
221Office of Management (ED)56.7None0.00Change
222Headquarters - Air Force Reserve (Air Force)56.559.4-2.90Change
222Rural Development (USDA)56.5None0.00Change
222Office of Governmentwide Policy (GSA)56.5None0.00Change
225International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG)56.4None0.00Change
225Naval Intelligence Command (Navy)56.456.9-0.50Change
227Defense Commissary Agency (DOD)56.259.3-3.10Change
227Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DOD)56.264.3-8.10Change
229Space Command (Air Force)56.062.2-6.20Change
229Office of Justice Programs (DOJ)56.057.6-1.60Change
229Federal Student Aid (ED)56.054.81.20Change
232U.S. Army Installation Management Agency (Army)55.958.6-2.70Change
233Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED)55.858.7-2.90Change
234Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (DOL)55.755.9-0.20Change
234Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Treasury)55.754.61.10Change
236Air Force District of Washington (Air Force)55.6None0.00Change
236Field Operating Agencies of the Army Staff Resourced Through OA-22 (Army)55.660.6-5.00Change
238TRICARE Management Activity (DOD)55.558.6-3.10Change
238Veterans Benefits Administration (VA)55.563.9-8.40Change
240Office of the Secretary of the Army (Army)55.3None0.00Change
241U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (Army)55.256.1-0.90Change
242U.S. Army Reserve Command (Army)55.056.5-1.50Change
243U.S. Army Military District of Washington (Army)54.6None0.00Change
244Office of Environmental Information (EPA)54.5None0.00Change
245Commander - Navy Installations (Navy)54.457.3-2.90Change
246Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (GSA)54.3None0.00Change
247U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (Army)54.056.9-2.90Change
247National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Commerce)54.0None0.00Change
247Office of the Director (CSOSA)54.0None0.00Change
250U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command (Army)53.9None0.00Change
250Office of the Secretary (Commerce)53.9None0.00Change
250International Trade Administration (Commerce)53.956.2-2.30Change
253U.S. Army Netcom/9th Army Signal Command (Army)53.758.1-4.40Change
254Forest Service (USDA)53.458.1-4.70Change
254Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT)53.4None0.00Change
256Office of the Secretary (DHS)53.3None0.00Change
257Defense Human Resources Activity (DOD)53.2None0.00Change
257National Defense University (DOD)53.2None0.00Change
257Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS)53.248.34.90Change
260Bureau of Indian Affairs (Interior)53.058.3-5.30Change
261Office of Public and Indian Housing (HUD)52.855.6-2.80Change
262Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (HUD)52.758.2-5.50Change
263Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DOD)52.4None0.00Change
264Financial Management Service (Treasury)52.263.3-11.10Change
265Missile Defense Agency (DOD)51.751.40.30Change
266Director of Administration and Management, Washington Headquarters Service, Pentagon Force Protection Agency (DOD)51.3None0.00Change
266Management Directorate (DHS)51.3None0.00Change
268Criminal Division (DOJ)51.263.7-12.50Change
268Office of Community Planning and Development (HUD)51.253.7-2.50Change
270U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (Army)51.158.1-7.00Change
271Air Force Personnel Operations Agency (Air Force)50.8None0.00Change
271Employment and Training Administration (DOL)50.849.01.80Change
273Joint Services and Activities Supported By the Office, Secretary of the Army (Army)50.4None0.00Change
274Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (DOL)50.352.4-2.10Change
275Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (HUD)48.647.11.50Change
276Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED)46.947.6-0.70Change
277Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (DOL)46.745.51.20Change
278Office of Chief Information Officer (HUD)46.454.5-8.10Change
279Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS)46.352.5-6.20Change
280Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS)46.251.9-5.70Change
281Antitrust Division (DOJ)45.859.3-13.50Change
282Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA)45.747.7-2.00Change
283National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA)45.264.9-19.70Change
283Transportation Security Administration (DHS)45.248.0-2.80Change
285Economic Development Administration (Commerce)44.5None0.00Change
286Office of the Inspector General (DOD)44.250.3-6.10Change
287Voice of America (BBG)43.2None0.00Change
288National Protection and Programs Directorate (DHS)42.8None0.00Change
289Office of Postsecondary Education (ED)37.739.7-2.00Change
290Intelligence and Analysis (DHS)37.4None0.00Change
291Office of the Inspector General (Commerce)37.2None0.00Change
292Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology (DHS)34.741.0-6.30Change

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