OPM Asks for Input on New Federal Worker Survey
Published Date: 7/2/2026
Notice
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management is asking for public feedback on a new Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey that helps understand how federal workers feel about their jobs. This survey affects all federal employees and aims to improve how agencies gather and use employee opinions. Comments are open until August 31, 2026, and the process is designed to keep things easy and efficient for everyone involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Annual FEVS Time Burden
If you are a federal employee, you may be asked to complete the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey once a year. The agency estimates 619,184 respondents, 20 minutes per respondent, and a total of 206,395 burden hours annually.
Required Survey Questions Reduced
OPM proposes to reduce the number of prescribed annual employee survey questions from 16 to 10 while keeping the most probative items. This change affects the content of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey that agencies must include on their annual surveys.
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