Office of the General Counsel
269
out of 273 small subcomponent agencies

Office of the General Counsel

Mission: To advise the Commissioner on legal matters, providing all legal advice to the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and all subordinate organizational components (except OIG) of SSA in connection with the operation and administration of SSA. To also develop and implement SSA’s privacy and disclosure policies under the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, and other privacy and disclosure laws and guidelines.
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Scores and Rankings

Overall Engagement and Satisfaction Score

The overall rankings are determined by the Best Places to Work employee engagement and satisfaction scores, calculated by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group.
The index score is not a combined average of an agency’s category scores. It is calculated using a proprietary weighted formula that looks at responses to three different questions in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. The more the question predicts intent to remain, the higher the weighting.

  • I recommend my organization as a good place to work. (Q. 46)   
  • Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your job? (Q. 70)   
  • Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your organization? (Q. 72) 

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Additional Categories

Quartile Key
Upper Quartile
(75-100%)
Above Median
(50-75%)
Below Median
(25-50%)
Lower Quartile
(0-25%)
Improvement
from 2023
Decline
from 2023
No change
from 2023
No data
from 2023
Looking for Historical Data?
Engagement and Satisfaction Scores and category scores for all years are available at the link below.

Trend Graphs

Engagement and Satisfaction Score Trend