WASHINGTON – The SEC was recently named among the top five places to work in the federal government in a study conducted by the Partnership for Public Service and U.S. News and World Report. The agency scored high marks for its employee skills and mission match; pay and benefits; teamwork; strategic management; training and development; support for diversity; and effective leadership, according to the study. SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said he is "immensely proud that the SEC has achieved this distinction. "The Commission has implemented or expanded many new human capital programs including a more competitive pay structure, the SEC University, telework, fitness centers, vision and dental benefits, and emergency child care. These programs enable the SEC's employees to stay healthy, achieve a balance between work and family, and move forward in their professional careers, Cox said. "Almost everyone who works here could earn more in the private sector," Cox said. "We are all here because we want to be." The study ranked the top 30 places to work in the federal government. The Office of Management and Budget ranked first while the SBA ranked 30th. Complete results, compiled in a joint study conducted by the Partnership for Public Service and the Institute for Study of Public Policy Implementation and based on data from the 2004 Federal Human Capital Survey, can be accessed at www.bestplacestowork.org. Top 30 Places to Work in Federal Government 1. Office of Management and Budget 2. National Science Foundation 3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4. Government Accountability Office 5. Securities and Exchange Commission 6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7. General Services Administration 8. Environmental Protection Agency 9. Department of Energy 10. Department of State 11. Department of Veteran Affairs 12. Department of Commerce 13. Department of Justice 14. Department of the Interior 15. Department of Defense 16. Department of Agriculture 17. Department of Health and Human Services 18. (tie) Agency for International Development 19. (tie) Department of Labor 20. Department of Transportation 21. Social Security Administration 22. Department of Housing and Urban Development 23. Department of Treasury 24. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 25. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 26. National Archives and Record Administration 27. Office of Personnel Management 28. Department of Education 29. Department of Homeland Security 30. Small Business Administration Source: Partnership for Public Service and U.S. News and World Report.

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