Is confidence in government eroding in America?

I am not currently working for the CIA or any clandestine intelligence services. At least for the United States.

BTW, what kind of idiot thinks the IRS is doing a "good job".

Six U.S. Agencies Suffer Ratings Declines

Multiple Line Chart: Ratings of six U.S. agencies down significantly since 2024.

The Data: Six key federal agencies — including FEMA, the CIA and CDC — saw six- to 20-point declines in their public job performance ratings over the past year, putting all but one (the IRS) at their record lows.

One Agency Improving: The job rating of the sole agency that has seen a significant improvement in its “excellent/good” score this year, the Department of Homeland Security, is up 10 points to 42% from last year's record low, but it remains well below the high of 59% in 2017.

Rain or Shine, USPS Delivers

The Data: This year, Gallup asked Americans to rate the job performance of 17 major U.S. agencies. The U.S. Postal Service ranks highest, with 56% rating it as excellent or good, while the Department of Veterans Affairs ranks lowest, with just 25% viewing its performance positively.

More Detail: The USPS has consistently ranked among the top-rated federal agencies since its debut in Gallup's government agency assessments in 2014. It is the only agency this year with majority-positive ratings.

5. (Third) Party Time?

The Data: Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults say the Republican and Democratic Parties do such a poor job of representing the American people that a third major party is needed. Just 30% believe the two parties do an adequate job.

The Trend: Only once in Gallup's trend, in the initial 2003 reading, has the majority (56%) said the two parties are doing an adequate job; on two occasions (in 2008 and 2012), the viewpoints were tied. In all other readings, belief that a third party is needed has outpaced contentment with the existing two.