Berry All But Official At OPM
Check it out here, including details from Berry’s time at Interior.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Federal Eye: Likely OPM Director Earns Rave Reviews
John Berry, the current director of the National Zoo, has accepted an offer to serve as director of the Office of Personnel Management, The Post’s Al Kamen scoops today. There has been no official announcement and the news was denied by a National Zoo official earlier today. While he’s directed 240 employees and more thanRead… Read more »
Not Quite Yet for the New OPM Director
I posted this earlier today: The Washington Post wrote this morning that John Berry, the director of the National Zoo in Washington, had accepted an offer from President-elect Obama to become director of the Office of Personnel Management. That appears to be somewhat premature, according to Zoo spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson, who said moments ago whenRead… Read more »
Microsoft FutureFed: New Federal CTO will have vital role
Everyone is anxiously awaiting the announcement of President-elect Obama’s nomination for the nation’s first federal chief technology officer to create the transparent and connected democracy he has espoused. According to Obama’s outline, the CTO will be charged with ensuring that agencies “have the right infrastructure, policies and services for the 21st century” and will leadRead… Read more »
A bundle of sticks
The thin, knobby stick breaks easily when swung over the knee of the first obstacle in its way. The small bundle of sticks swinging freely together takes a hard step of obstruction to break and fall away. The large bundle of sticks proves unwieldy as each tries to wobble in its own direction. However; theRead… Read more »
Keeping an eye on security when implementing Web 2.0
One of the wonderful FCW.com links on the GovLoop home page lists the CWE/SANS Institute’s top 25 Software Programming Errors at http://www.sans.org/top25. It specifically lifts out architecture and implementation errors that cause vulnerabilities in Web 2.0 applications. Good stuff! (if you’re a geek, I suppose)
Federal Eye: Suggested Questions for Arne Duncan
Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan hopes to serve as the nation’s next education secretary, but first he has to win the approval of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. He’s never been a teacher or principal, but has won positive reviews for his reform of the Windy City’s education system. The General AccountabilityRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Suggested Questions for Hillary Clinton
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today for what’s expected to be an easy confirmation hearing. Department of State While Clinton is likely to face questions about the Mideast conflict, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and maybe even her husband’s charitable work, the General Accountability Office recommends lawmakersRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Suggested Questions for Steven Chu
President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for energy secretary, Dr. Steven Chu appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today for his confirmation hearing. Department of Energy The next energy secretary faces several challenges, including determining how to fill the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve, developing renewable energy sources and assessing nonproliferation efforts, according to aRead… Read more »
Performance Plus and Social media
We had a great performance management event last Friday, sponsored by the IDeA and the Local Authority Research Councils Initiative. There was a great line-up of speakers who covered everything from the academic theoretical side of performance management to the nuts and bolts of systems thinking to rubbish collection and disposal in Northern Ireland. ThisRead… Read more »