CDC, NASA, FBI Earn Top Polling Scores
NASA, the CDC and FBI scored best in a recent poll of government agencies' performance.
Only three federal agencies -- the FBI, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NASA -- were rated positively by a majority of Americans in a new Gallup survey measuring opinions of several high-profile government agencies.
The pollster asked respondents to grade the job performance of the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Reserve Board, FBI, Central Intelligence Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Environmental Protection Agency, CDC and NASA. It last graded these agencies six years ago and added the Food and Drug Administration during this latest round of questioning.
Of those agencies, only NASA, FBI and CDC received "excellent" or "good" ratings from a majority of respondents; CDC had a combined 61 percent, while the space agency and FBI both earned 58 percent.
On the flip side, the Federal Reserve, FDA, EPA and IRS had at least 20 percent of respondents rate them poorly. The Fed's "poor" ranking climbed 15 percentage points from 2003 -- perhaps not surprising, given its role in the current economic crisis.
In other polling news, the latest Post-ABC News poll asked Americans if NASA's effort to land a man on the moon 40 years ago was worth it. Overall, 70 percent said the moon missions were worth the hefty price tag.
The full results from Gallup's survey is after the jump.
Post polling analyst Jennifer Agiesta contributed to this report.
Leave your thoughts on government agencies' performance in the comments section below.
Here are the 2009 and 2003 results from Gallup's survey of select government agencies:
NASA:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 13 | 45 | 26 | 7 | 10 |
| Sept. 8-10, 2003 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 4 |
Department of Homeland Security:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 18 | 4 |
| Sept. 8-10, 2003 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 4 |
The Federal Reserve Board:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 4 | 26 | 35 | 22 | 13 |
| Sept. 8-10, 2003 | 10 | 43 | 33 | 5 | 9 |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 10 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 8 |
| Sept. 8-10, 2003 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 4 |
The Central Intelligence Agency:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 10 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 12 |
| Sept. 8-10, 2003 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 7 |
The Internal Revenue Service:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 5 | 35 | 36 | 20 | 5 |
| Sept. 8-10, 2003 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 3 |
The Environmental Protection Agency:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 4 |
| Sept. 8-10, 2003 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 20 | 3 |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 11 | 50 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| Sept. 8-10, 2003 | 18 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 3 |
The Food and Drug Administration:
| Date | Excellent | Good | Only Fair | Poor | No Opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10-12, 2009 | 5 | 33 | 37 | 22 | 3 |
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Ed O'Keefe
| July 20, 2009; 5:11 PM ET
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