For the fourth year in a row, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was named the “Best Place to Work in the Federal Government” among medium-sized agencies.
The rankings come from a recent report by the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte, which uses data gleaned from the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey as well as their own interviews to develop the annual list. Researchers used responses to three questions to generate an index out of 100 points.
Last year, Washingtonian magazine included FDIC as one of its “50 Great Places to Work.” The publication noted the agency moved from one of the worst agencies on the Partnership for Public Service list to among the best. “Factors fueling the turnaround include better communication with employees and the agency’s renewed sense of purpose — protecting US financial assets — in the wake of Wall Street turmoil,” according to the publication
| Rank | Agency | 2014 | 2013 | Change |
| 1 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. | 82.3 | 82.3 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Government Accountability Office | 77.2 | 74.4 | 2.80 |
| 3 | Smithsonian Institution | 76.9 | 77.2 | -0.30 |
| 4 | Federal Trade Commission | 73.7 | 73.8 | -0.10 |
| 5 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 73.3 | 71.6 | 1.70 |
| 6 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 72.9 | 73.8 | -0.90 |
| 7 | National Credit Union Administration | 69.4 | 65.8 | 3.60 |
| 8 | Architect of the Capitol | 67.8 | n/a | 0.00 |
| 9 | Federal Communications Commission | 67.4 | 71.3 | -3.90 |
| 10 | Office of Personnel Management | 67.1 | 67.6 | -0.50 |
(Credit: Bestplacestowork.org)
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