The Foreign Service Journal, June 2014

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JUNE 2014 51 AFSA NEWS Travel and Transporta- tion . Survey results for the Travel and Transportation Division did not reveal any significant change from last year. Although its “poor” rating decreased from 15 percent (2012) to 11 percent (2013), its “good” rating also decreased from 48 percent (2012) to 45 percent (2012) during the same time period. Staff Morale The agency morale rating has dropped significantly. Thirty-seven percent of respondents rated agency morale “poor” in 2012; in 2013, 47 percent of respon- dents rated morale “poor.” The “good/fair” rating shows a corresponding drop, from 61 percent in 2012 to 51 per- cent for 2013. A wide range of concerns were shared by respondents, such as: tension between more seasoned USAID employees and those who have entered within the last five years; an overburdened system with too many “initia- tives;” lack of transparency and support from HR; and slow encroachment by State. In a cross-comparison between questions on the new HR leadership and agency morale, a similarly high percentage of employ- ees (61) rated the new HR leadership “poor” and also determined that morale had dropped. USAID Administrator The “poor” rating for the Administrator (question 20) increased from 23 percent in JEFFLAU