NASA Rated Best Large Agency For LGBT Employees

A new report released by the Partnership for Public Service shows NASA to be the best place to work in the U.S. government for LGBT people.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) received the top score (76.8) among large agencies. The annual Best Places to Work survey is conducted by the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that calculates responses from 407,789 federal workers.
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Following NASA as best places to work for LGBT people in large agencies are: Department of Transportation (69.0), Department of State (68.0), Department of Justice (66.9), Department of Health and Human Services (66.9), Department of Labor (66.1), Department of Commerce (65.8), Department of the Interior (65.1), Department of Agriculture (64.6), Social Security Administration (63.1), Department of the Air Force (62.7), Department of the Navy (58.9), Department of Veterans Affairs (56.4), Department of the Treasury (54.9), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities (54.4), Department of the Army (51.3) and Department of Homeland Security (42.8).

An index score is calculated using a proprietary weighted formula that looks at answers to three questions in the federal survey. The more the question predicts intent to remain the higher the weighting. The questions are: 1. I recommend my organization as a good place to work. 2. Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your job? 3. Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your organization?

The Federal Trade Commission, a mid-size agency, received the survey's top overall score (87.8) while the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - a subcomponent of DHS -- came in at the bottom of the rankings (35.5).

For complete survey results, visit www.bestplacestowork.org