An Office of Personnel Management annual survey revealed a dropin federal employee job satisfaction; however, that is not the caseat the NCUA.

The NCUA scored among the top four of 37 federal departments andagencies in each survey category, and the agency showed strongimprovement from 2011 in a number of categories.

For example, the NCUA ranked fourth in “Leadership and KnowledgeManagement”, an increase from 17^th in 2011. The NCUAalso ranked fourth in “Global Satisfaction,” a measure of how workprovides meaning and opportunities for professional growth, whichis up from 14^th in 2011.

The agency tied for third in overall job satisfaction with theOffice of Management and Budget; the top two agencies in thatcategory were NASA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,respectively.

“Since my first day as chairman, one of my top priorities hasbeen to make NCUA an employer of choice,” said NCUA Board ChairmanDebbie Matz. “More than 93 million credit union members depend onNCUA to keep their money safe. To do that requires a dynamicworkforce that has the tools, training and support needed to fulfill ourresponsibilities.

“We have worked diligently to create an environment of opencommunications, mutual respect and trust. I am extremely gratifiedthat our workforce recognizes these efforts.”

The NCUA's success in the 2012 survey counters an overall trendof declining satisfaction among federal workers. “GlobalSatisfaction” among all federal employees surveyed dropped to 63%,down from 67% reported in 2010.

National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen M. Kelleyblamed the drop on a 27-month pay freeze; pay satisfaction in the survey registered at just59%, the lowest recorded level since 2004. The NTEU serves as theunion for NCUA employees and 30 additional federal agencies anddepartments.

“Federal employees have contributed $103 billion over a 10-yearperiod to solving our country's economic troubles through the payfreeze and increased retirement contributions for new hires.Clearly, federal workers have done more than any other group in thename of deficit reduction,” Kelley said in a release.

During a Nov. 21 NCUA Board meeting, the board approved a6%budget increase for 2013 that would fund a 7.5% raise inemployee pay and benefits, should Congress approve a pay increasefor federal employees.