USDA Announces Ranking as “Most Improved” Agency in the 2022 Best Place to Work Rankings

12 Apr 2023

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it has received the recognition for being “Most Improved” for very large Federal agencies in the Partnership for Public Service’s 2022 Best Places to Work Rankings. This continues USDA’s path of steady improvement towards becoming a Great Place to Work for Everyone, with the Department now ranked at 12th among very large agencies in the Best Places to Work Rankings, up from the 16th place ranking in 2020.

Additionally, USDA today highlighted the high response rate received in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), which was administered at USDA between May and July of 2022. The Department’s final adjusted response rate outpaced large agency peers and government-wide percentages by double-digits.

Read the complete article from U.S. Department of Agriculture here.

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