# SSA Conducts Limited Employee Survey

Social Security Administration employees describe a brief 2026 Agency Employee Experience (AES) survey focused on local management and handling of poor performance, with no comment field or clear channel to provide feedback on agency leadership. A commenter says the Office of Personnel Management requires each agency to conduct a survey this year; other commenters describe the Department of Veterans Affairs survey experience as absent or similarly limited. Concerns about confidentiality and whether results will prompt action could reduce participation and limit the survey’s usefulness as a workforce-feedback tool. The signal identifies no solicitation, contract, funding, or procurement pathway.

- For procurement professionals and contractors, this is workforce and agency-operations context rather than a stated contracting opportunity; no vendor, budget, or acquisition requirement is identified.
- Contractors supporting SSA or VA may find employee engagement and confidence in feedback processes relevant to workforce planning, but the signal does not establish a specific requirement or buying need.
- The reported OPM requirement is attributed to a commenter; the signal provides no implementation details or deadline beyond the reference to 2026.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** November 02, 2026

### Government Entities
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

### Key Quotes
> The survey took about two minutes with questions only focused on local management and poor performers within our work units. No opportunity to provide comments.
> — Original poster

> Each agency is required to implement one this year per OPM. This is our first under the current admin and it's absolutely disappointing.
> — Commenter

### Sources
- [SSA AES is a complete joke and waste of time](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1xm03zd/ssa_aes_is_a_complete_joke_and_waste_of_time) - reddit-fednews