The Obama administration’s expansive effort to bring transparency to the federal government is moving forward, but not without its share of challenges. David McClure, associate administrator of the Office of Citizen Services and Communications, highlighted the idea that the initiative is not an overnight prospect for government and private executives at the General Services Administration, [...]

Capt. Roy S. Petty is the former commanding officer of the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command. As such, he helped strengthen the defenses of Navy networks and integrate similar efforts across the Global Information Grid. Thanks to his efforts, the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command became the first computer network defense service provider in the [...]

Jolene Lauria Sullens serves as deputy assistant attorney general and controller at the Department of Justice. She also holds the position of principal financial management and budget expert for the DOJ and is responsible for the development and execution of the budget and DOJ’s performance and accountability reports. Her responsibilities also include the issuance of [...]

As President Obama plans to propose a spending freeze in his 2011 fiscal budget for the next three years agencies are getting anxious. This proposal will be revealed this upcoming Monday, February 1st, 2010. This spending freeze will also be mentioned tonight during Obama’s State of the Union speech. The three-year freeze is expected to [...]

Ronald Ellis serves as deputy director of the Army’s Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information. Prior to his current position, Ellis was project manager at the Army Special Access Program Enterprise Portal and led the initiative to field a new communications network for Army Special Forces. The network allows the same kind of communications tools [...]

While the benefits of switching the U.S. to an Electronic Health/Medical Record (EH/MR) are numerous, public apprehension about turning over personal medical histories to the government is significant. According to Forbes, a poll conducted by Ponemon Institute found that “of the 868 Americans surveyed about their views on digitizing and storing health records, only 27% [...]

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen told chiefs of defense from central and south Asia that the U.S.  is “in this for the long haul.”  He reiterated Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ reassurances that the United States has “no designs on the region.” Admiral Mullen also acknowledged the common threat of terrorism to [...]

John Brosnan served as senior procurement counsel of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee before retiring Dec. 31, 2009. As counsel, Brosnan provided advice and expertise as Congress contemplated acquisition reforms that became law in 2008.

Lt. Col. John Persano is a former intelligence officer who headed Operation Golden Phoenix, the counterterrorism training drill that took place in San Diego, Calif., July 2008. For his role in planning and orchestrating the operation, Persano was given the 2009 Federal 100 Award.

Mary Laureno is director of the Office of Beneficiary Information Services at the Department of Health and Human Services. In that capacity, Laureno manages the government’s toll-free Medicare call center. Laureno’s past achievements include directing the successful implementation of the Next Generation Desktop program, which helped cut costs and improve service for the Centers for [...]