Agency Report

Defense Contract Audit Agency

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

2019 Engagement Score
75.1

Change from 2018
1.9

Parent Agency: Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies, and Department of Defense Field Activities (Engagement Score: 62.8)

Mission

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

	Rank	Change (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Engagement Score	69 of 420	1.9	75.1	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 (2018‑19)	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Effective Leadership	40 of 413	1.4	71.0	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	37 of 413	2.1	66.0	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	21 of 413	1.2	72.8	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	55 of 413	1.9	64.6	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	55 of 413	0.6	79.1	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	79 of 415	1.4	82.5	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	55 of 415	1.9	73.7	71.8	73.6	68.1	66.0	64.0	59.8	65.8	64.7	71.0	61.9	67.7
Strategic Management	31 of 414	1.6	73.3	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	30 of 414	1.2	82.4	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	46 of 414	2.2	75.7	73.5	74.9	71.0	66.2	63.9	64.8	65.5	61.9	62.8
Training and Development	33 of 415	1.2	77.1	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	30 of 414	1.5	77.6	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	21 of 414	0.7	74.9	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	43 of 413	3.3	61.4	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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