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Leadership rankings for federal agencies The 20 large federal agencies that got the highest leadership scores in the 2011 Federal Employment Viewpoint Survey.
The rankings
The Partnership for Public Service released a study on April 25, 2012, analyzing the leadership rankings of federal agencies. The data were based on the 2011 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey conducted by the Office of Personnel Management. What follows are the 20 large federal agencies that scored the highest leadership marks from government workers.
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No. 20: Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education, led by Secretary Arne Duncan, received an overall leadership score of 52.8 out of 100.
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No. 19: Department of Energy
The Department of Energy, led by Secretary Steven Chu (pictured here in the Blue Room with President Obama), tied the Department of Education with an overall leadership score of 52.8 out of 100.
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No. 18: Health and Human Services
Under the leadership of Kathleen Sebelius (left), the Department of Health and Human Services received a leadership score of 53.0 out of 100.
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No. 17: USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development received an overall leadership score of 53.3 out of 100.
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No. 16: Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration, led by Karen Mills, came in 16th place with an overall leadership score of 54.2 out of 100.
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No. 15: Defense
The Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities received a combined leadership score of 54.8 out of 100, putting them at No. 15 on the list.
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No. 14: EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency, with Administrator Lisa Jackson shown here, scored 55.8 out of 100 on leadership.
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No. 13: Air Force
The Department of the Air Force received an overall leadership score of 56.6 out of 100. Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, right, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert are seen here.
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No. 12: Navy
The Department of the Navy received an overall leadership score of 57.1 out of 100. In this photo, Secretary Ray Mabus stands near pilots of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels.
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No. 11: Department of Justice
Under U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the Department of Justice received an overall leadership score of 57.1, tying it with the Navy.
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No. 10: Army
The Department of the Army, with Secretary John McHugh seen here, received an overall leadership score of 57.3 out of 100.
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No. 9: Department of Commerce
Commerce Secretary John Bryson, left, took over the position from Gary Locke in the fall of 2011. Employee ratings of the Commerce Department's overall leadership led to a score of 57.5 out of 100.
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No. 8: Department of the Treasury
Under the leadership of Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, the U.S. Treasury received an overall leadership score of 58.1 out of 100.
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Bloomberg
No. 7: Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration (SSA) received an overall leadership score of 58.3 out of 100. Bob Williams, seen here at right, is an associate commissioner for employment at the SSA.
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No. 6: General Services Administration
The General Service Administration (GSA) received an overall leadership score of 59.5 out of 100. The score, and corresponding sixth-place ranking, predates the recent GSA conference scandal and the resignation of then administrator Martha Johnson. The acting GSA administrator, Dan Tangherlini, is pictured here.
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No. 5: Office of Personnel Management
Under the leadership of John Berry, the Office of Personnel Management came in fifth in the rankings with an overall leadership score of 60.5 out of 100.
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No. 4: Department of State
The Department of State, led by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, received an overall leadership score of 61.0 out of 100, putting it fourth in the rankings.
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No. 3: NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (with Administrator Charles Bolden seen here) received a score of 67.0 out of 100 for the agency's overall leadership.
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No. 2: FDIC
Martin Gruenberg, acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), took over the position from Sheila Bair in 2011. The FDIC received the 2011 Most Improved Large Agency award from the Partnership for Public Service, and had an overall leadership score of 70.8 out of 100.
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No. 1: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission received an overall leadership score of 72.0 out of 100 from federal employees. However, in October 2011, four commissioners sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff William Daley expressing "grave concerns" that Chairman Gregory Jaczko's deficiencies as a leader could compromise nuclear safety.
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