DorobekINSIDER: Most read items for the week of April 18-24: GSA’s chief of staff, USPS, and the SES

The most read stories the week of April 18-24, 2010… on the DorobekInsider.com, on the Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, on Mike Causey’s Federal Report, and for FederalNewsRadio.com…

…from the DorobekInsider.com…

1. DorobekINSIDER: BREAKING: GSA names Michael Robertson as chief of staff
2. DorobekINSIDER: GSA clarifies the role of regional administrators
3. DorobekINSIDER: Is that a ‘for sale’ sign at market research firm Input?
4. DorobekINSIDER: The role of the CIO – and NASA gives the CIO authority
5. DorobekINSIDER: A whole new World (Bank) of open data
6. DorobekINSIDER: Most read items for the week of April 11-17: Better Buy Project, TSP, and SESers
7. DorobekINSIDER: Johnson’s memo re: Robertson: His talent and passion is remarkable
8. DorobekINSIDER: Most read items for the week of April 3-10: The iPad, TSP, and your thoughts about g
9. DorobekINSIDER: CA CIO Teri Takai to be named DOD CIO
10. The DorobekINSIDER iPad review: Will you see them in government?
11. DorobekINSIDER: GSA promotes Darren Blue to agency chief emergency response and recovery officer
12. The DorobekINSIDER Reader: The open government policies and plans
13. The DorobekINSIDER Reader: Earth Day
14. GSA renames regional administrators as ‘regional commissioners’ — the first step t
15. DorobekInsider: OMB hires performance guru Shelley Metzenbaum
16. DorobekINSIDER: The Better Buy Project: Seeking to build a better procurement process
17. DorobekInsider: GSA chief of staff Germain steps down, no replacement named
18. DorobekInsider.com: Many changes at GSA – this week, it’s the regional senior executives
19. DorobekINSIDER: Listen to the Federal News Radio Book Club discussing Daniel Pink’s DRIVE
20. DorobekInsider: Robertson to be named to head GSA’s OGP and CAO

… from Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris…

1. Analysis: Change the role of the Postal Service to keep it viable
2. TSP fund balance crosses $250 billion
3. GSA names winner in USA.gov PSA contest
4. Cloud computing a threat to civil liberties?
5. TSP participants roll over record amount of investments
6. Wednesday Afternoon Federal Newscast – April 21
7. Open Government Plans only the beginning, says former CIO
8. Friday Afternoon Federal Newscast – April 23
9. Study: Password changes are a waste of time
10. NASA CIO Linda Cureton: Changes at agency positive for IT missions
11. Public opinion about government at all-time low
12. Library of Congress to collect Twitter data
13. Survey: More willing to sacrifice privacy for security
14. Mike Causey: How to become a millionaire
15. Google’s Buzz prompts cybersecurity concerns
16. GSA to update infrastructure for better mobility
17. Now a good time to review where your money is in the TSP
18. Timeline for TSP’s Roth option discussed
19. Agencies greener on this 40th Earth Day
20. TSP funds continue to gain in March
21. Zeus virus more powerful than ever
22. EPA shares lessons learned about Web 2.0 policy
23. USPS plan would make dramatic changes
24. Bonasaro hints Senior Executive Service might be in trouble
25. Bill introduced to allow annual leave contributions to TSP
26. TSP participants could soon invest unused annual leave
27. Bonosaro hints Senior Executive Service might be in trouble
28. OPM continues to modernize federal retirement system
29. OMB to study how agencies deal with computer systems
30. Is cyber war a reality . . . or impossible?
31. TSP measures up to private sector funds
32. Mother of accused terrorist defends her son
33. VA opens IT training centers to improve awareness
34. OPM’s John Berry remembers Oklahoma City bombing
35. Update: How health care reform will impact you
36. Preview: Where the NSPS transition stands
37. As Federal Protective Service turns 15, Congress might change its role
38. Congressman Hank Johnson worried about Guam’s stability
39. Devaney shares lessons learned about transparency, openness
40. OPM uses new assessment tools for potential hires
41. DHS headquarters at St. Elizabeth’s making progress
42. HReinvented: A comprehensive plan is needed for real reform
43. Bill could make sweeping changes to DoD procurement
44. Use existing tools to comply with Open Government Directive
45. GAO: DHS makes progress with National Infrastructure Protection Plan
46. Proposal to revamp federal internship programs for grad students
47. Senior Medicare Patrol works to prevent Medicare fraud
48. Analysis: The importance of Open Government
49. Where is the money? We track misallocated funds in the federal budget

…for Mike Causey’s Federal Report…

1. Roadmap to a Million $$ TSP Account
2. 3 Steps to a Million $$ TSP Account
3. Dying To Work: Location is Everything
4. Teleworking: Anecdotal to Actuality
5. Is There Life After the NSPS?
6. Federal Retiree – Social Security Benefits Flatline
7. TSP Millionaires & Record Rollovers
8. FEHBP & the Dependent in Your Basement
9. Civil War in the FEHBP Risk Pool
10. TSP Balances: Size Counts

… and from FederalNewsRadio.com …

1. Survey: More incentives needed for Senior Executive Service
2. Berry is innovating in the OPM basement
3. OMB shifts to real time cybersecurity monitoring
4. ATF wants more from mobile devices
5. Bill calls for pilot program with federalized guards
6. Pentagon contracting reform bill heads for full House
7. EADS North America will bid for Air Force tanker contract
8. White House establishes management advisory board
9. Senators suggest scrapping virtual fence
10. Bill to pay furloughed DoT workers is law
11. Justice moves closer to secure sharing
12. Feds learning sustainability begins with them
13. House takes aim on Pentagon contracting reform
14. Postal Service prepares to move to five day delivery
15. DoD Cyber Command will take a defensive posture
16. Lawmakers seek a better presidential transition
17. Agencies classifying less information
18. Federal News Radio Reports
19. More agencies using resumes to bring on SESers
20. HReinvented: Feds mixed on OPM’s HR reform plans, survey finds
21. GAO: Postal Service business model not working
22. Take Your Child to Work Day
23. Agency cybersecurity reporting to get makeover
24. OPM takes smaller steps to modernize retirement processes
25. Agencies engage citizens with social collaboration
26. NIAC chair details information sharing study mandate
27. OPM to submit hiring reform advice to White House next week
28. OFPP defines ‘inherently governmental’
29. OMB outlines shift on FISMA
30. White House works to change online transactions
31. OPM relaunches jobs website
32. GSA to rethink what success means
33. DISA’s Stempfley heading to DHS’s cybersecurity division
34. GSA releases FY 2010 per diem rates
35. HReinvented: OPM’s new database cuts hiring by 3 weeks
36. White House ready to reveal identity management plans
37. OMB to set new real property policy
38. NIAC gets additional White House study requests
39. OPM’s strategic plan sets roadmap to HR reform
40. Agencies to justify not using cloud computing to OMB
41. FDA Commissioner Hamburg says it’s a time for change
42. HReinvented: Employee unions call for tweaks to the system
43. NMCI to NGEN = 43 months Navy says
44. White House pushing agencies toward better customer service
45. OPM’s Berry considers turning telework on its ear
46. Federal agencies release Open Government Plans
47. Agency pilots help cultivate ‘inherently governmental’ changes
48. Contractor integrity, performance to face higher level of scrutiny
49. Google, SalesForce help government transition to the cloud
50. Mobile apps, TechStat lead OMB’s IT evolution

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