Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results

About NSF

The U.S. National Science Foundation is pleased to present results from the 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS).

NSF FEVS: Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Empowering employees. Inspiring change.

The 2023 FEVS results indicate that the agency has several areas of improvement to maintain progress in employee engagement, global satisfaction, and employee experience.

NSF is committed to making changes to help the agency progress in these areas and become one of the best places to work in the federal government.

NSF results: 2023 survey

NSF's index scores on both Employee Engagement and Global Satisfaction remain high. NSF employees also had positive perceptions of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA).

81

NSF's score on the new Employee Experience Index

79

NSF's Employee Engagement Index score

75

NSF's Global Satisfaction Index score

81

NSF's score on the new DEIA Index

The 2023 FEVS for NSF was a census survey conducted from the week of May 15, 2023, to July 14, 2023. The FEVS was administered to 1,402 eligible NSF staff and 1,070 surveys were completed for a government-wide response rate of 76%, and a medium-sized agency response rate of 65%.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reported results to the directorate/office and division levels in 2023.

Past survey results and information

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