Q10. To what extent, if at all, do you agree with the following statements?
a. Agency managers/supervisors at my level have the decision making authority they need to help the agency accomplish its strategic goals.

  To a very great extent
(percent)
To a great extent
(percent)
To a moderate extent
(percent)
To a small extent
(percent)
To no extent
(percent)
No basis to judge/Not applicable
(percent)
No response
(percent)
Number
of respondents
All Agencies 9.4 28.3 31.1 24.1 5.6 0.9 0.6 2,943
Commerce 11.5 29.1 29.1 20.4 7.1 2.8 0.0 115
Defense 7.9 30.8 29.8 27.6 3.9 0.0 0.0 120
Education 7.6 13.7 42.9 23.9 9.3 1.2 1.2 89
Energy 18.3 34.5 33.3 11.8 1.1 1.1 0.0 93
Housing and Urban Development 8.8 30.2 27.3 25.6 6.7 0.0 1.3 92
Interior 13.3 30.6 31.2 17.5 6.3 0.0 1.0 114
Justice 16.6 25.4 24.6 23.1 6.8 2.3 1.1 95
Labor 1.6 33.7 30.7 22.3 9.6 2.0 0.0 115
State 5.1 42.2 24.9 19.2 7.0 1.1 0.6 106
Veterans Affairs 10.6 25.9 37.0 16.6 6.6 0.0 3.3 111
Agency for International Development 6.5 26.5 32.7 26.7 7.6 0.0 0.0 67
Forest Service 2.8 29.1 31.6 30.6 5.9 0.0 0.0 119
Agriculture-Excludes Forest Service 8.9 32.7 27.7 19.8 7.9 3.0 0.0 119
Environmental Protection Agency 8.6 29.3 35.5 22.3 2.1 1.1 1.1 96
General Services Administration 15.8 31.5 30.7 14.1 5.6 2.3 0.0 106
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 8.8 26.8 34.4 25.2 3.6 1.2 0.0 95
Health and Human Services-Excludes CMS 5.8 19.7 37.0 23.8 8.4 4.2 1.1 101
Federal Emergency Management Agency 2.6 28.0 20.1 34.6 11.4 3.3 0.0 71
Homeland Security-Excludes FEMA 7.9 20.9 35.3 28.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 115
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 13.7 41.9 26.5 13.4 4.5 0.0 0.0 91
National Science Foundation 28.8 33.1 22.4 11.1 3.1 1.5 0.0 58
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22.1 36.1 26.6 9.8 4.4 1.1 0.0 94
Office of Personnel Management 11.8 18.3 38.3 25.0 6.7 0.0 0.0 93
Small Business Administration 7.3 27.4 21.9 30.9 7.3 3.6 1.5 107
Social Security Administration 5.4 26.6 30.7 27.8 6.9 1.7 0.9 130
Federal Aviation Administration 9.6 23.7 30.3 30.1 4.8 1.6 0.0 101
Transportation-Excludes FAA 14.4 36.4 27.7 13.3 7.1 1.0 0.0 98
Internal Revenue Service 4.9 21.6 41.3 27.4 4.9 0.0 0.0 139
Treasury-Excludes IRS 17.5 32.5 22.3 20.5 6.0 0.0 1.2 93