Methodology: GBC released an email-based survey on April 29 to a random sample of Government Executive, Nextgov, and Defense One print and online subscribers. 395 federal employees completed the survey, including those at the GS/GM-11 to 15 grade levels and members of the Senior Executive Service. 57% of respondents are GS/GM-13s and above. Respondents include representatives from at least 30 different departments and agencies, including each of the military service branches. 79% are non-DOD federal employees and 18% are DOD civilians. The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points for the survey’s population.