MSPB Research Agenda Survey

MSPB will soon be deciding on our next research agenda--the topics we will study for the next three years. Please help us by responding to these few questions.

If you prefer, you may also email suggestions to research.agenda@mspb.gov or call John Ford at 202-653-6772 x1104.

Thank you for taking the time to assist our research effort.

1. In your opinion, what is the most important issue affecting management of the Federal workforce?

In your opinion, what is the most important issue affecting management of the Federal workforce?

2. What is the greatest obstacle you face in successfully accomplishing your work?

What is the greatest obstacle you face in successfully accomplishing your work?

3. MSPB is charged with ensuring that Federal agencies adhere to Merit System Principles as they manage the Federal workforce.

Which of the following merit principles do you believe are most important for MSPB to study in the near future?

MSPB is charged with ensuring that Federal agencies adhere to Merit System Principles as they manage the Federal workforce. Which of the following merit principles do you believe are most important for MSPB to study in the near future? Recruit a qualified, diverse pool of applicants for job vacancies.

Hold fair and open competition for job vacancies.

Select and advance employees on the basis of merit.

Treat employees fairly and equitably.

Prevent and refrain from prohibited discrimination.

Pay employees fairly.

Recognize and reward high performance.

Hold employees to high standards of integrity and conduct.

Use the workforce efficiently and effectively.

Retain the best employees.

Respond constructively to workplace conflicts.

Remediate or remove employees who do not perform satisfactorily.

Provide employees with essential training.

Provide employees with opportunities for growth and development.

Train employees to maintain and improve their performance.

Protect employees against favoritism and arbitrary action.

Protect employees against reprisal for whistleblowing.

Protect employees against reprisal for exercising a grievance, complaint, or appeal right.

4. MSPB is also charged with ensuring that Federal agencies avoid Prohibited Personnel Practices as they manage the Federal workforce.

Which of the following Prohibited Personnel Practices do you believe are most important for MSPB to study in the near future?

MSPB is also charged with ensuring that Federal agencies avoid Prohibited Personnel Practices as they manage the Federal workforce. Which of the following Prohibited Personnel Practices do you believe are most important for MSPB to study in the near future? Discriminating based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicapping condition, marital status or political affiliation.

Basing employment decisions on factors that are not related to the job.

Coercing an employee's political activity.

Obstructing a person's right to compete for employment.

Influencing someone to withdraw from consideration for employment in favor of some other person.

Authorizing someone to interfere with the employment prospects of a job applicant.

Hiring or promoting a relative.

Retaliating against a whistleblower.

Retaliating against an employee who exercises appeal rights.

Retaliating against an employee who refuses to break the law.

Discriminating based on personal conduct which is not related to the job.

Violating any law or regulation related to the merit principles.

Purposefully violating veterans' preference requirements.

5. What specific topics would you like MSPB to address in our studies? (Feel free to suggest a new topic, or expand on one you have suggested or selected in a previous question.)

What specific topics would you like MSPB to address in our studies? (Feel free to suggest a new topic, or expand on one you have suggested or selected in a previous question.)

6. What can MSPB do to better protect merit through its adjudication and merit systems studies programs now and in the future?

What can MSPB do to better protect merit through its adjudication and merit systems studies programs now and in the future?

7. Which of the following best describes your professional role?

Which of the following best describes your professional role? Non-supervisory Federal employee

Federal team leader or supervisor

Federal manager or executive

Federal policy-maker

State or local government employee

Private Sector employee

Non-Profit Sector employee

Academic

Press or Media

Other

If "Other" please specify professional role:

If you have additional suggestions, you may email them to research.agenda@mspb.gov or call John Ford at 202-653-6772 x1104.

Thank you very much for your help!

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