A quiet Thanksgiving week, but… the most read stories from the week of Nov. 22-28, 2009…

…from the DorobekInsider.com…

1. DorobekInsider EXCLUSIVE: USDA undertakes extensive management reorg – downgrading the CIO, CFO … Despite this item getting the most traffic, the most updated news — at number four on this list and posted on DorobekInsider last week, is thatUSDA has been given permission for buy outs. Read the memo here… Hear Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller with more here…
2. DorobekInsider: USDA gets push back on massive management reorg, GovExec reports; USDA remains silent
3. DorobekInsider: NYT covers concern over Scientology’s buy of Governing
4. DorobekInsider: USDA gets approval for employee buy outs from OPM as mega-management reorg continues
5. DorobekInsider: Gov 2.0 moves beyond ’social media’ — and why it’s more than a senantic question
6. DorobekInsider: What you read for the week of Nov. 15-21 on DorobekInsider, Daily Debrief, and FederalNewsRadio.com
7. DorobekInsider: USDA officials offer more details on management reorganization
8. DorobekInsider: BREAKING – Government Technology parent buys Governing magazine
9. DorobekInsider: USDA gets early out approval from OPM as mega-management reorg continues
10. DorobekInsider: And it’s official — Gordon nominated to OFPP post, who has now been confirmed by the Senate [FCW]
11. DorobekInsider: The books of IAC’s Executive Leadership Conference — books worth reading — including If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government by William Eggers and John O’Leary, who we spoke to on Federal News Radio on the release date of the book. Read more and hear our conversation with Eggers here… also Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization’s Toughest Challenges by Harvard Business School Prof. Andrew McAfee, which is ‘officially’ released on Tuesday… and we will talk to him on the Daily Debrief on Tuesday.
12. DorobekInsider: OMB hires performance guru Shelley Metzenbaum

from the Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris…

1. Tuesday Afternoon Federal Newscast
2. Participants borrow less from their TSP accounts
3. How to avoid getting into trouble while shopping online at work
4. Your Turn sneak peak – why you should plan on tuning in
5. New best practices at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office save time, taxpayer dollars
6. USDA’s Donald Sanders discusses employee reorganization
7. Examining the role of China in U.S. cybersecurity policy
8. Friday Afternoon Federal Newscast
9. Learning more about USDA’s employee buyout
10. Monday Afternoon Federal Newscast
11. NRC negotiates new contract with NTEU
12. New report: alternative energy methods key to securing troops on battlefield
13. Tech trends present greatest threat to federal agencies
14. Wednesday Afternoon Federal Newscast
15. How the USO is helping the troops – and what you can do to lend a hand
16. TSP continues success; memo details participant behavior
17. OPM rolls out new plan to deal with snow days
18. Details about NSA cyberattack during Bush administration revealed
19. Will House healthcare bill affect the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program?
20. Study suggests agencies are struggling with transparency
21. StimulusWatch.org launches version 2.0
22. DARPA Network Challenge
23. Sneak peak: Does the FPS have what it needs to get the job done?
24. NOAA modernizes processes while going green
25. Preview: Va. official reflects on BRAC changes during his term
26. GovLoop launches ‘Awesome Gov Fund’
27. Congressman calls for hearings about federal LTC insurance premium hikes
28. WiRE tool helps managers, agencies with risk evaluation
29. Lawmakers continue to discuss turning unused sick leave into TSP dollars
30. Sneak peak: One of the toughest challenges for CHCOs
31. How federal agencies can move into cloud computing
32. New book details challenges of Web 2.0 usage across the globe
33. New book highlights how to get things done in government
34. New group of federal executives aims for more shared services
35. How agencies can defend themselves against cyber attacks
36. Former ODNI CIO Meyerrose talks about cybersecurity’s future
37. WTOP’s Mark Segraves on patrol with the U.S. Coast Guard
38. McAfee, Northrop Grumman partner to work on Host Based Security System
39. Analysis: Immigration reform and border security
40. Feds, agencies not taking advantage of teleworking opportunities
41. Your Turn preview: A pay raise in your future?
42. Analysis: GAO’s Dan Gordon nominated as OFPP Administrator
43. Neustar details new cyberattack method
44. Nominee to be TSA administrator testifies before Senate
45. Analysis: 4th annual National Leadership Index released
46. Sen. Brownback asks for Air Force to revise Tanker Request for Proposal
47. H1N1 reaction: lessons learned
48. Preview: OPM Director Berry tells Federal News Radio about goals