# OPM Discontinues Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has formally discontinued the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), ending a longstanding source of employee feedback on workplace conditions and agency leadership. Comments describe uneven use of survey results: some managers acted on trends and conducted follow-up pulse checks, while others reportedly discouraged candid feedback. A commenter also reports that the Department of Defense recently sent its own survey, though it may be separate from FEVS. The signals identify no associated contract, funding, or procurement opportunity.

- Federal contractors may find the change relevant to workforce planning: FEVS results had provided one source of insight into agency climate and potential staffing or retention challenges.
- Organizations supporting agency operations should not assume that FEVS data will remain available for agency comparisons; the signal does not establish what alternative feedback practices agencies will use.
- A commenter reports that DoD conducted a separate survey, and the discussion also references slow hiring and replacement of employees who left through VERA and DRP. These are reported observations, not confirmed agency-wide changes.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** November 07, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

### Key Quotes
> My branch at CDC took it very seriously, as did my previous branch. They looked at trends over the years and had quarterly pulse checks on the areas that scored badly.
> — Community commenter (CDC employee)

> Good. Sick of the yearly witch hunt to find out who “said mean stuff about the great things leadership is doing.” They’d harangue us about not filling them out, and yes, they know who, then punish us for being truthful.
> — Community commenter

### Sources
- [OPM formally discontinues Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1xq6fv1/opm_formally_discontinues_federal_employee) - reddit-fednews
- [OPM formally discontinues Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey](https://www.reddit.com/r/FedEmployees/comments/1xq6g6x/opm_formally_discontinues_federal_employee) - reddit-fedemployees