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2007 Ex-Im Bank Annual Employee Survey

In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136, November 24, 2003, 117 STAT. 1641), Congress established a requirement for agencies to conduct an annual survey of their employees to assess employee satisfaction as well as leadership and management practices that contribute to agency performance.

Specifically, section 1128 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Act) requires each agency to conduct an annual survey of its employees "to assess--

1. leadership and management practices that contribute to agency performance; and

2. employee satisfaction with --

A. leadership policies and practices;
B. work environment;
C. rewards and recognition for professional accomplishment and personal contributions to achieving organizational mission;
D. opportunity for professional development and growth; and
E. opportunity to contribute to achieving organizational mission."

As required by the Act, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued final regulations implementing mandatory employee surveys, as subpart C, Employee Surveys, of 5 CFR part 250, Personnel Management in Agencies. The regulations, effective January 1, 2007, prescribe survey questions that must appear on each agency's employee survey. These items constitute the Annual Employee Survey, which agencies must conduct and report annually.

Relationship to the Federal Human Capital Survey
In years when OPM conducts the Federal Human Capital Survey (FHCS), which will always contain the AES questions prescribed in subpart C of 5 CFR part 250, it is anticipated agencies will choose to use the FHCS, to the extent possible, to comply with the requirement to administer a survey for that calendar year. OPM administers the FHCS in even-numbered years. Individual agencies administer the required AES questions in odd-numbered years to align with FHCS administration.

2007 Annual Employee Survey

Updated: March 27, 2008