SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD AGAIN RANKED 1st IN "BEST PLACES TO WORK" AMONG SMALL FEDERAL AGENCIES

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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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For the second time in the past 2 years, the Surface Transportation Board
again was ranked #1 among small federal agencies by the Partnership for
Public Service (PPS) in the 2010 Best Places to Work in the Federal
Government rankings released on September 1, 2010, in Washington, D.C.


                                         Of the federal agencies considered
                                         "small" (those independent
                                         agencies with at least 100, but
                                         fewer than 2,000, full-time,
                                         permanent employees) by the PPS in
                                         its fifth annual ranking, the
                                         Board was ranked #1 according to
                                         an overall index score measuring
                                         the performance of agencies and
                                         agency subcomponents related to
                                         employee satisfaction and
                                         commitment.  Among 34 small
                                         agencies, the STB achieved a top
                                         index score of 86.8 (up from its
                                         2009 score of 80.4, and higher
                                         than the scores achieved by any
                                         other agency, small or large).


                                         The "Best Places to Work"
                                         rankings, compiled by the PPS and
                                         The American University's
                                         Institute for the Study of Public
                                         Policy Implementation (AU), offers
                                         a comprehensive assessment of
                                         federal employee satisfaction.  To
                                         develop the 2010 rankings, PPS and
                                         AU evaluated federal employee
                                         satisfaction among 290 federal
                                         agencies and subcomponents
                                         representing more than 263,000
                                         federal civil servants.  Agencies
                                         were ranked using 10 workplace
                                         environment indices, including
                                         employee skills-mission match,
                                         strategic management, teamwork,
                                         effective leadership,
                                         performance-based rewards and
                                         advancement, training and
                                         development, support for
                                         diversity, family-friendly
                                         culture, pay and benefits, and
                                         work-life balance.  The 2010
                                         rankings were based on a U.S.
                                         Office of Personnel Management
                                         Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey,
                                         undertaken in February-March 2009
                                         and issued in July 2010.


                                         "This award is a testament to
                                         every Board employee," said STB
                                         Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III.
                                         "They should be proud of their
                                         dedication and hard work. It is
                                         also to their credit that they
                                         have created and nurtured a
                                         culture of collegiality in which
                                         innovation is treasured and
                                         rewarded."


                                         In the past year, Chairman Elliott
                                         has implemented more flexible work
                                         schedules, established weekly
                                         Chairman's Open-Door Hours and
                                         instituted "Genius Awards" to
                                         recognize employees who come up
                                         with good ideas.


                                         The STB is an economic regulatory
                                         and adjudicatory agency charged by
                                         Congress with, among other things,
                                         resolving railroad rate and
                                         service disputes and reviewing
                                         proposed railroad restructuring
                                         transactions.  The agency is
                                         decisionally independent, although
                                         it is administratively affiliated
                                         with the U.S. Department of
                                         Transportation.  To learn about
                                         career opportunities at the Board
                                         in the future, visit our Website,
                                         at http://www.stb.dot.gov, or
                                         USAJOBS®, at
                                         http://www.usajobs.com/ .  The
                                         full PPS "Best Places to Work in
                                         the Federal Government" report can
                                         be viewed via
                                         http://ourpublicservice.org/OPS/pressroom/releases/release_100901_bptw.shtml
                                          .


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