Homeland Security Dept. improves morale but still lags behind other agencies

Morale at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is improving slightly but still ranks last among all the large federal agencies, according to an annual survey from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

After six straight years of decline, the DHS saw a 3-point increase in employee engagement, up from 53 percent in 2015 to 56 percent this year.

There was just a 1-point increase across the entire U.S. government in that area.