Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® The most comprehensive and authoritative assessment of employee engagement in the federal government. Visit bestplacestowork.org For nearly two decades, the Partnership has been measuring employee engagement government-wide as well as within individual departments, agencies and subcomponents, working with Boston Consulting Group since 2018. When the project began in 2003, employee engagement was a niche human resources concept. It has now become a priority for political and career leaders, garnered attention in the halls of Congress, and spun off into initiatives across the federal government. Agency leaders and staffs have expanded their knowledge of employee engagement, developing strategies and implementing changes to improve their workplaces. Their efforts that have paid off. Despite disruptions and challenges that have included pay and hiring freezes, government shutdowns, budget uncertainty, political turmoil and increasingly complex missions, many agencies have made strides in engaging employees and creating more productive work environments. Research Leading Together: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Leadership Type and Employee Engagement One of the most critical elements of employee engagement is leadership. This exploratory analysis by the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition® and Boston Consulting Group examined whether there is any difference in federal employee engagement if agency subcomponents are led by political appointees or by members of the career Senior Executive Service. Read more 15 Editions of Best Places to Work Our anniversary report, produced in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, reflects on both the opportunities and requirements for the next era of federal employee engagement. 15 Editions of Best Places to Work Developing a Culture of Teamwork and Collaboration Learn how to strengthen teamwork with approaches based on our research and discussions with agency leaders. Read More Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Learn how to foster DEI in the workplace with interventions based on our research and discussions with agency leaders. Read More “Any time [Best Places data] talked about the agency and agency leadership, I took it personally. I had to clean my own leadership style up before I could talk to anybody else about getting themselves in order.” Charles Bolden, former NASA administrator READ MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF BEST PLACES Our Experts Arfa Alam Senior Manager, Best Places to Work in the Federal Government About Bryon Casebolt Associate Manager About Heejin Cho Senior Manager About Senior Manager On the Blog May 01, 2023 How the Office of Personnel Management is working to improve the federal employee experience and bring more talent into government April 12, 2023 Opportunities to turn a corner on federal employee engagement and satisfaction August 25, 2022 Workplace experience of federal employees living with disabilities July 28, 2022 The Intelligence Community: Meaningful work, great leaders, diverse opportunities and work-life balance July 19, 2022 These federal agencies are getting employee engagement and satisfaction right In the News September 14, 2023 Shutdown Would Harm Economy, Trust in Government August 03, 2023 Partnership for Public Service statement on threats against public servants July 26, 2023 The Partnership for Public Service welcomes Mark Jacobson as vice president of research, evaluation and modernizing government July 26, 2023 Partnership for Public Service statement on appointment of former Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead Social Security Administration July 12, 2023 CBS News Journalist and “Face the Nation” Moderator Margaret Brennan joins Partnership for Public Service board of directors