OPM Polls Feds on Bosses and Work Vibes – Weigh In!
Published Date: 2/24/2026
Notice
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management wants to bring back two important surveys that help check how federal programs and leaders are doing. These surveys gather feedback from federal employees to improve work climate and leadership. They’re asking for public comments by April 27, 2026, to make sure the surveys are useful and not too much work for folks to complete.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Reinstatement of Two OPM Surveys
The Office of Personnel Management intends to reinstate two previously approved survey collections: OMB Control No. 3206-0252 (Program Services Evaluation Surveys) and OMB Control No. 3206-0253 (Leadership Assessment Surveys). These surveys collect information on Federal agency and program performance, workplace climate, employee attitudes, and leadership effectiveness and allow OPM to customize Program Services Evaluation surveys to customer requirements.
Respondent Time Burden Estimates
OPM estimates respondent burden for the collections: for 3206-0252 about 4,080 respondents at 13 minutes each (total 969 burden hours), and for 3206-0253 about 8,150 respondents at 24 minutes each (total 2,071 burden hours). These are the agency's stated per-respondent and total time estimates.
Electronic Delivery and Limited Frequency
The surveys included under OMB Control Nos. 3206-0252 and 3206-0253 are almost always administered electronically, and non-Federal respondents will almost never receive more than one of these surveys. The agency also states it seeks to minimize respondent burden through electronic means.
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