Best and worst agencies for employee engagement

A look at where employees are the most involved in their jobs, and where they are simply putting in the hours.

The following agencies have the lowest levels of engagement:

The following five agencies have employees that on average feel the most involved in their jobs, as measured by a 2005 Merit Systems Protection Board survey of nearly 37,000 employees at 24 government entities:

1. NASA

2. State Department

3. Air Force

4. Army

5. Environmental Protection Agency


1. Homeland Security Department

2. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

3. Transportation Department

4. Education Department

5. Energy Department