Agency Report

Defense Contract Audit Agency

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 415 Agency Subcomponents

2018 Engagement Score
73.2

Change from 2017
0.9

Parent Agency: Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities (Engagement Score: 63.2)

Mission

To deliver high quality contract audits and services to ensure that warfighters get what they need at fair and reasonable prices.

	Rank	Change (2017‑18)	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	82 of 415	0.9	73.2	72.3	67.2	63.3	63.9	64.4	61.7	57.8	57.7	54.0	61.1	65.1	62.1

Category	Rank	Change (2017‑18)	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Effective Leadership	46 of 408	-0.7	69.6	70.3	66.2	61.9	62.6	64.4	62.0	58.6	57.3	52.0	56.2	56.6	53.9
Effective Leadership: Empowerment	45 of 408	-0.6	63.9	64.5	58.7	52.5	52.9	54.1	49.9	47.1	46.6	45.3	51.2	52.0	47.2
Effective Leadership: Fairness	26 of 408	-0.7	71.6	72.3	68.8	64.8	64.5	65.1	63.7	62.0	59.0	46.3	50.6	51.3	49.6
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders	60 of 408	-0.6	62.7	63.3	58.0	54.3	57.1	59.7	56.6	51.4	47.3	44.0	50.2	51.7	48.5
Effective Leadership: Supervisors	64 of 408	-0.6	78.5	79.1	76.7	72.7	71.9	73.7	72.5	69.9	71.7	66.3	67.5	66.6	64.9
Employee Skills–Mission Match	103 of 410	0.4	81.1	80.7	77.7	75.2	74.4	74.7	74.5	72.1	73.1	74.3	74.7	77.1	77.3
Pay	73 of 410	-1.8	71.8	73.6	68.1	66.0	64.0	59.8	65.8	64.7	71.0	61.9	67.7
Strategic Management	40 of 409	2.4	71.7	69.3	65.7	61.9	63.3	63.6	63.2	60.8	59.2	61.5	66.8	69.9	71.7
Teamwork	33 of 409	0.0	81.2	81.2	78.0	74.5	75.0	73.9	73.4	68.5	72.2	76.8	77.5	79.6	77.3
Innovation	49 of 409	-1.4	73.5	74.9	71.0	66.2	63.9	64.8	65.5	61.9	62.8
Training and Development	35 of 410	-1.3	75.9	77.2	73.2	69.1	69.7	68.7	68.1	66.2	69.4	73.7	75.7	78.2	74.8
Work–Life Balance	33 of 409	-0.6	76.1	76.7	74.6	71.1	71.8	68.9	66.1	63.6	65.2	61.9	66.3	69.4	71.9
Support for Diversity	24 of 409	0.2	74.2	74.0	70.6	66.8	67.1	67.0	66.6	63.9	64.3	63.2	64.4	62.4	67.1
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement	73 of 408	-2.7	58.1	60.8	55.7	49.8	48.5	51.0	51.6	50.2	52.1	48.4	49.0	50.0	49.2

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Employees joined (2017)
509 ( 11.4% )

Average joined (2013-2017)
341

Workforce with less than three years of service
13.0%

Employees left (2017)
366 ( 8.2% )

Average left (2013-2017)
393