3. Public support for federal workers falls to pre-Sept. 11 level By Brian Friel Americans support federal workers and trust the government less today than they did immediately after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a new survey shows. The survey, issued Thursday by the Brookings Institution's Center for Public Service, found that support for federal workers had fallen to its pre-Sept. 11 level. The percentage of Americans who said they had a favorable opinion of federal workers fell from 76 percent in October 2001 to 69 percent this month, the same percentage that reported a favorable opinion in July 2001. The percentage of Americans who said they trust the federal government to do what is right just about always or most of the time fell from 57 percent in October 2001 to 40 percent this month. In July 2001, 29 percent of survey respondents said they had high levels of trust in the government. Full story:http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0502/053002b1.htm