When it comes to satisfied employees, the little-known U.S. International Trade Commission has the No.1 engagement score in the federal government
Its engagement score of 85.8 — which reflects morale and satisfaction within the agency that is based on an online survey of employees — is also the highest score any agency of any size earned this year. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which was ranked first of large agencies, scored an 81.5, while the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which was the highest-ranked midsize agency, received an 82.8.
A staff of more than 400 economists, industry specialists and technical support staff members help the ITC’s six commissioners and six judges to do their work. They also provide valuable analysis for Congress and the administration on an array of trade policy questions. U.S. trade laws are written in a way to give the home team a big advantage, so the ITC most often rules in favor of domestic firms. But every once in a while the commission delivers a big surprise, such as in 2018,The ITC’s workload tapered off a bit in 2018 and 2019, but there’s still plenty of trade action to keep the commission and its staff busy.
In a bid to make the panel as nonpartisan as possible, Congress mandated that no more than three commissioners can be from any one political party. Currently there are three Democrats and two Republicans, with one seat unfilled. The Apple-Samsung case is fairly typical of the types of intellectual property disputes that end up before a commission's judge. About 38 percent of the 130 active cases in 2018 involved computer and telecommunications equipment, while pharmaceuticals and medical devices accounted for another 13 percent and consumer electronics about 6 percent.
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