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Interior, Forest Service struggling to boost employee morale

Testimony during a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands hearing Thursday shed light on the low employee morale plaguing federal land agencies. According to a 2007 report by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, the National Park Service ranked 160 out of 222 in terms of performance related to employee satisfaction and engagement with a score of 58.2 percent. The Bureau of Land Management scored slightly higher with 58.4 percent and a ranking of 157, while the Forest Service scored 59.9 percent with a ranking of 140.

1:06 pm March 20, 2009 | | RSS 2.0 |
March 20, 2009