Analysis: An annual survey of the federal workforce shows growing dissatisfaction with Trump’s appointees. How bad are things, really?
Three years into the Trump administration’s promised war on the administrative state, the attacks appear to be having an effect, with the morale of the government workforce showing a decline for two years in a row.
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But the survey also shows areas where a decline in government performance could be a significant concern, including relatively low employee satisfaction at some of the federal agencies charged with keeping Americans safe or providing vital services. Those include the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture, the Air Force and Social Security Administration, which were the lowest-ranked large agencies.
The Justice Department’s score fell for the fourth straight year, dropping from third out of 17 large agencies in 2015 to 12th this year. Morale at the FBI, which is traditionally somewhat higher than average, has fallen four years in a row and is now below the median of other agencies. The biggest dips at the FBI over the past year were in how employees viewed their immediate supervisor and their satisfaction with pay.
The Department of Homeland Security was the lowest-ranked large agency overall, which included year-over-year decreases in employee engagement among the department’s immigration authorities, transportation security officers and federal disaster relief components.
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