Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org Tough times for many federal employees, new report finds December 14, 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency’s employees do not appear thrilled with the direction of their department. For the second year in a row, the agency’s employee engagement fell notably, and now sits at less than 58%, according to the latest annual tally of federal workforce morale conducted by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service.