The MSPB survey is designed to track specific merit system indicators over time and to
evaluate how changes in personnel policies affect merit and fairness. For example, in
the most recent survey, employees voiced concerns that downsizing had damaged their
work units, and indicators of job satisfaction were down, when compared with prior
studies. Employees also disclosed complaints about their supervisors, and 10 percent
said they had suffered from some form of discrimination. The agency says the survey
