15 Editions of Best Places to Work

During the past nearly two decades, the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings have grown from a short list of agencies to the most comprehensive assessment of the employee experience across the federal civil service. When the project began in 2003, employee engagement was a niche human resources concept on the periphery of management concerns for federal leaders. Since then, employee engagement has become a priority for political and career leaders, garnered attention in the halls of Congress, and spun off into initiatives across the federal government.