# Federal Agencies Prepare Workforce Surveys

Federal agencies are expected to conduct their own employee surveys by the end of calendar year 2026, while final Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance remains pending. The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) can help agencies assess staffing, retention, skills, and workforce readiness; the development may create demand for employee-listening tools, workforce analytics, survey platforms, and workforce-planning support, but no solicitation or contract opportunity has been identified.

- Agencies can use survey results to inform workforce planning decisions rather than treating the exercise solely as a compliance task.
- Providers of survey platforms, employee-listening services, analytics, and workforce-planning support may find a potential market, but the signal does not identify a specific procurement or award.
- Companies should position relevant offerings around actionable workforce insights, including staffing, retention, skills, and readiness, rather than assuming a defined requirement before OPM issues final guidance.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

### Vendors
- Qualtrics ()
- SLK Executive Advisory ()
- FMP Consulting ()

### Sources
- [
        Don’t take short cuts with FEVS - Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/10/dont-take-short-cuts-with-fevs) - Federal News Network