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Lawmakers push for faster and more inclusive implementation of new air traffic control system. CTO nominee Chopra faces little scrutiny from committee.
May 20, 2009 -
It has been months now since the DorobekInsider reported that Jonathan Pettus, the former NASA CIO, decided to step down from that post to return to his job as CIO at at NASA’s Marshall Space…
May 19, 2009 -
We’ve been hearing pings for awhile, but it now seems to be common knowledge within the halls of the Agriculture Department: The new USDACIO post will go to the current acting CIO Chris Smith. We…
May 15, 2009 -
I’ve been hearing a lot about changes at GSA — some concrete, and some just discussed. I’ll talk about potential changes later, but… a concrete move from Acting Administrator Paul Prouty Friday. In a memo,…
April 25, 2009 -
A big appointment for the Obama administration: It has been somewhat known but it is all but official — Frank DiGiammarino is moving to the White House. Starting next month, he will be the Deputy…
April 24, 2009 -
A former Secretary weighs in on what the future holds for Kathleen Sebelius.
April 24, 2009 -
The Obama administration’s announcement late Friday — and officially made on Saturday — of the OMB deputy director of management/chief performance officer as well as the much discussed Obama chief technology officer has been the…
April 20, 2009 -
Two presidential appointments designed to streamline government.
April 20, 2009 -
Not only was the administration telling people about the new chief performance officer/OMB deputy director of management and the Obama chief technology officer/director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, but… the…
April 19, 2009 -
The White House issued a release earlier today — under embargo until 6a ET Saturday morning — about two senior White House posts. A number of organizations decided to reject the embargo, including, somewhat shockingly,…
April 18, 2009 -
Contracts, architecture helped support almost three times as many people as expected
April 15, 2009 -
We told you it was coming — in fact, we hinted at it back in January, but it is now official: Martha Johnson has been nominated to be the administrator of the General Services Administration.…
April 03, 2009 -
Dealing with a braindrain fallout may be the biggest obstacle for the 2010 census and beyond.
April 03, 2009 -
President Obama announces more key administration posts
March 23, 2009 -
The DorobekInsider has learned that Rod Beckstrom, DHS’s director of the agency’s National Cybersecurity Center, has resigned. His letter is posted below: The move comes as a surprise to many. While friends know that he…
March 06, 2009