2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® The most comprehensive and authoritative rating of employee engagement and satisfaction in the federal government. Learn more Our 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® winners represent America’s best in government. Learn more Our new reform agenda seeks to support and strengthen the nonpartisan civil service to improve how our government serves the public. Learn more Read our impact story. Learn more See how the Partnership is responding to the crisis of trust in government. Learn more The Public Service Leadership Institute is the preeminent source of public service leadership programs, policies and perspectives. Learn More Compare agencies See all participating agencies The annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings, produced by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group, measure employee engagement and satisfaction across government as well as at individual departments, agencies and subcomponents. The rankings and accompanying data provide a means of holding federal leaders accountable for the health of their organizations, shining the spotlight on agencies that successfully engage employees and those that fall short. The data provides leaders with a roadmap to better manage our government’s most important asset—its employees. The best private sector organizations understand that increased employee engagement and satisfaction lead to better performance and outcomes, and federal leaders need to follow suit by placing greater emphasis on improving the workforce and the workplace culture. The 2023 government-wide Best Places to Work employee engagement and satisfaction score is 65.7 out of 100, a 2.3-point increase from 2022 that reverses the general trend of declining scores since 2020. 2023 analysis About the rankings Our resources Our services Interested in Learning More? Sign up for our mailing list to receive the latest updates. Presented By Profiles in Improvement We talked to a subset of agencies that improved their scores or ranking in selected categories in order to identify best practices, new ideas and strategies for success. Although these agencies represent a small fraction of those that improved, others can apply these successes to create a better employee experience. Mission-Match Recognition Work-Life Balance Featured Resources Examine our reports, toolkits and other materials that focus on improving federal employee engagement. Thumbnail for Focus on the Front Line or Fall Behind: A Fresh Look at Federal Employee Engagement Focus on the Front Line or Fall Behind: A Fresh Look at Federal Employee Engagement Read the report Thumbnail for Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Employee Engagement Toolkit Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Employee Engagement Toolkit Read more Thumbnail for Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Download Thumbnail for Providing Employees with High-Quality Training and Development Opportunities Providing Employees with High-Quality Training and Development Opportunities Download Thumbnail for Engaging a Remote Workforce Engaging a Remote Workforce Download Thumbnail for Beyond the Beltway: How Federal Leaders Can Engage Employees Working Across the Nation Beyond the Beltway: How Federal Leaders Can Engage Employees Working Across the Nation Download See more In the News Read news stories about the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® rankings. What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees Associated Press 2023 Best Places to Work marks a turning point in employee engagement Federal News Network Best Places to Work in the Federal Government 2023 The Washington Post Read all
