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威尼斯人娱乐场 Responds to 2011 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results
Press Release 路 Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Washington, DC

威尼斯人娱乐场 employees are highly dedicated and committed to their jobs, according to results of the new 2011 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (EVS). EVS is a government-wide survey administered annually by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as part of an ongoing effort to assess and improve human capital management in the Federal Government. EVS measures Federal employees鈥� perceptions about how effectively agencies manage their workforces.

Approximately 500,000 full-time, permanent Federal employees were asked to respond to 95 questions in the following categories: personal work experiences; work unit; agency; supervisor/team leader; leadership; satisfaction; work/life; and demographics. 威尼斯人娱乐场 employees were asked to respond to an additional nine items addressing the agency鈥檚 recent reorganization.

Over 265,000 Federal employees from 29 major Federal agencies and 54 other independent agencies responded to the survey for a government-wide response rate of 49.3%. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 had a much higher response rate of 73.1%, with 1,855 respondents.

Survey Results

Overall, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 2011 EVS results are consistent with the results from previous years:

• 威尼斯人娱乐场 employees are committed and dedicated to their work. The vast majority of 威尼斯人娱乐场 employees believe the work they do is important (89.7%), they like the work they do (81.4%), and they know how their work relates to the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� goals and priorities (80.5%).
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• The 威尼斯人娱乐场 continues to receive high marks in the area of performance management and awards. Over 74% of 威尼斯人娱乐场 staff believe their performance appraisal is a fair reflection of their performance. Nearly 83% feel they are held accountable for achieving results. Over 74% of 威尼斯人娱乐场 employees indicated that in their most recent performance appraisal, they understood what was required of them to be rated at different performance levels (e.g., Fully Successful, Outstanding). This is approximately five percentage points higher than the government-wide average.
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• The 威尼斯人娱乐场 continues to lag behind other Federal agencies in the areas of Leadership and Knowledge Management, Results-Oriented Performance Culture, and Overall Employee Satisfaction.

The agency鈥檚 positive response rates increased significantly from the 2010 EVS results in two areas: approximately 73% of 威尼斯人娱乐场 respondents indicated that the agency has prepared employees for potential security threats, and 46% are satisfied with the agency鈥檚 telework programs. This represents increases of 12 and 5 percentage points respectively from the 2010 EVS results.

The agency鈥檚 positive response rates decreased significantly from the 2010 survey in two areas:
responding to the EVS item 鈥淧ay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs,鈥� 46% of 威尼斯人娱乐场 participants responded negatively, compared to 27.8% in 2010. When asked 鈥淗ow satisfied are you with your opportunity to get a better job in your organization?鈥� 42% of 威尼斯人娱乐场 respondents answered negatively, compared to 35.8% in 2010.

鈥淲hile it is clear from these results that we still have work to do to improve employee engagement and job satisfaction at the 威尼斯人娱乐场, I am encouraged by the fact that we are making some progress,鈥� said Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero. 鈥淔or example, in 2010, eight of the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� EVS items had negative ratings of 35% or more; this year, that number decreased to seven items.鈥� The Archivist added: 鈥淲ith over 73% participation by our staff, these results serve as a baseline to measure our progress. With our employees鈥� assistance, these results will help set the direction for our agency鈥檚 improvement.鈥�

A summary of the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� agency-wide EVS results will be posted on Archives.gov by September 28, 2011. Once OPM provides the 威尼斯人娱乐场 with individual program office reports and item-level data, a more detailed agency-wide report will be posted internally. Government-wide results and other agency results will be posted on the OPM survey web site ().

Note: The 2011 EVS was administered prior to the 威尼斯人娱乐场 recent reorganization. As a result, program office data obtained from OPM may not align with the agency鈥檚 new organizational structure. However, program offices will be expected to share the results with their staff and engage staff in updating their existing action plan (as appropriate).

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 Human Capital Office will provide a detailed briefing to the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Management Team on October 5. Afterwards, 威尼斯人娱乐场 Executives and Staff Directors will be asked to review the results for their respective offices and modify their offices鈥� EVS action plans as appropriate. In accordance with OPM guidance, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 develops action plans every other year in even years to address areas of concern. In odd years, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 uses the EVS results to monitor progress on the goals of prior action plans and update those goals if results identify significant progress or newly emerging issues. Results from the 2011 EVS will be used to assist 威尼斯人娱乐场 offices in monitoring progress from their 2010 action plans and help them revise as appropriate. 威尼斯人娱乐场 employees are encouraged to offer feedback on these findings.

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For press information, contact the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Public Affairs Staff at 202-357-5300.

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