Fed In-plants - Bank On Them

Fred Neumann, print services manager for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago agrees. He says he always considers other Feds as possible outsourcing outlets.

"Very much so," he affirms. "If the shipment, price and time are beneficial to the district, we would ship it to them."

A Good Place To Work

Like the Philadelphia operation, several Fed in-plants boast very loyal employees. Stephanie North, director of general services at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, says employees in the Sixth District average about 17 to 18 years of experience apiece. While that might seem like a long time nowadays, North says she's not surprised. For one thing, the Fed is just a nice place to work, North says. But more than that she feels employee longevity is related to the requirements of the job.