Overview
The Federal
Human Capital Survey (FHCS) is a bi-annual survey administered
by the Office of Personnel Management to a random sample of federal
employees within all government agencies. The
FHCS is a tool that measures employees' perceptions of whether,
and to what extent, conditions
characterizing successful organizations are present in their
agencies. Survey results provide valuable insight into the challenges
agency leaders face in ensuring the Federal Government has an
effective civilian workforce and how well they are responding.
In addition, the FHCS features 45 questions addressed by
the Annual Employee Survey (AES) prescribed under Title 5,
Part 250, Subpart C of the Code of Federal
Regulations (5
CFR 250.c).
VA is enthused by the results of the 2008 Federal Human Capital
Survey and the progress that is demonstrated. For 75 percent
of the survey questions, VA had a higher percentage of positive
responses when compared to VA responses to the 2006 Federal
Human Capital Survey. Additionally, for 57 percent of the questions,
VA positive responses were higher or within one percent of
the Governmentwide positive responses. With continued attention
to the questions with low or below Governmentwide positive
responses, VA hopes to improve its standing when compared to
previous VA data and other government agencies.
How the Survey was Conducted
The
survey was conducted by means of an online tool directed
to a random sample of federal employees nationwide who
received emails which contained a one-time-use link to the
Web site
containing
the survey. Completion of the survey is completely voluntary
and is conducted anonymously.
Nationwide, approximately 417,000 federal employees were offered
the opportunity to partake in the survey, with 212,223
actual completions, resulting in a 50.9% response rate. The
Department of Veterans Affairs reported a 52% response rate
with 3,283
employees
completing
out of
a possible 6,319.
To learn more about the results of the 2008 survey,
Click on the links below:
2008 FHCS
VA Results Overview - PowerPoint presentation providing
an evaluation of survey data as it pertains to the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
2008 FHCS Results -
Gives a complete breakdown of all responses to the FHCS.
Please note that questions marked with an asterisk denote
AES prescribed items. (pdf document)
2008 FHCS Demographics -
Breakdown of demographic information as reported by survey respondents.
(pdf document)
2008 FHCS
VA Trend Report - Summarizes results
for each of the 85 questions presented in the survey. (pdf
document)
OPM 2008 Federal
Human Capital Survey Website - External link to the
Office of Personnel Management's FHCS website,
providing survey results and analysis for all
federal agencies.
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