Democrats are pressing the Trump administration on the cancellation of a heralded federal worker poll that gauges job satisfaction and office morale.
On Monday, 20 Democratic lawmakers from both the House and Senate sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor questioning him on his plans for the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). The personnel office, which traditionally administers the survey annually, canceled it this year with plans to bring it back next year.
Not following through on the poll in 2025 will leave a data gap on how the federal workforce is handling President Donald Trump’s second term so far, which has seen mounting layoffs, voided funding and regulatory rollbacks.
The Democratic lawmakers, led by Sens. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Gary Peters of Michigan, as well as Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia, said in their letter the survey was “a vital workforce management tool” that gave top officials across the government “a real-time pulse of their organizations.”
