2020 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings Released

The Partnership for Public Service and the Boston Consulting Group released their annual Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings, which rank the best and worst places to work in federal government based on responses to the Office of Personnel Management's annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.

Each agency was given an engagement score based on the answers to three questions on individual job satisfaction, satisfaction with their organization more broadly, and whether the employee would recommend their agency as a good place to work. The Partnership changed its methodology from previous years to calculate the 2020 scores.

Among seventeen large agencies, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) took the lead, with an engagement score of 86.6. In midsize agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) ranked first with a score of 89.4. Among small agencies, the Congressional Budget Office led the group with an engagement score of 92.8.

Ranking at the bottom of the large agencies was the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with an engagement score of 61.1. The Departments of the Navy, Air Force, and Army ranked 9th, 10th, and 11th, respectively, with the Department of Justice ranking 13th.

Agency subcomponents were also ranked in the survey. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) ranked 99th out of 411, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ranked 96th out of 411, the U.S. Marshals Service came in at 92nd out of 411, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ranked 223rd out of 411.