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GSA's O'Hare, Taylor detail Administrator Johnson's agenda
GSA officials are squarely behind the new Administrator's priority list.
Tags: In Depth , management , contracting , technology , best practices , Ed O'Hare , GSA , General Services Administration ,
GSA: Green, Sustainable and more Aggressive
Agency sets a goal for itself of having a zero carbon footprint. Administrator Johnson compares the goal to the moon shot to invigorate and attract employees. GSA also improving its schedules to address other agencies' need to buy sustainable products.
Tags: contracting , technology , Steve Kempf , GSA , OMB , Noblis , green IT , sustainability , carbon footprint
Web managers get a glimpse of the future
The recent 2010 Government Web and New Media Conference drew one of its largest crowds yet, with some of the top federal web managers and producers crowding a large ballroom at DCs Renaissance Hotel. Attendees had an opportunity to hear from two of the top feds when it comes to government technology today.
Tags: newsstand , technology , GSA , Federal Center for New Media and Citizen Engagemen , 2010 Government Web and New Media Conference , Vivek Kundra , Open Government Directive , Skype , Max Cacas
Feds learning sustainability begins with them
OPM, GSA, Interior hold fair in Washington to educate employees about being greener. GSA administrator Johnson says it takes a collaborative approach to be more efficient. OPM director Berry calls for more telework to save energy.
Tags: management , John Berry , OPM , GSA , Interior , Treasury , Earth Day , sustainability , green , telework
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson kicks off IRMCO with a bang
She announces a top-to-bottom review of how they measure whether or not they are meeting their mission.
Tags: IRMCO 2010 , contracting , best practices , General Services Administration , management , GSA , Business process reengineering , metrics , sustainability , open government , IRMCO
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson making waves at IRMCO
Johnson will lead an off-site event in May to reexamine how the agency is serving its customers.
Tags: IRMCO 2010 , contracting , best practices , General Services Administration , management , GSA , Business process reengineering , metrics , sustainability , open government , IRMCO
GSA's Johnson wants to help agencies deliver change
Administrator Martha Johnson tells Federal News Radio her agency is working on a top-to-bottom review of how they measure mission success.
Tags: IRMCO , management , GSA , open government , IRMCO 2010
GSA to rethink what success means
Administrator Johnson wants to reduce the number of metrics GSA uses, and move the measures from inspection to motivating employees. The agency also wants to encourage agencies to be less risk adverse by leaning on their services.
Tags: IRMCO , management , GSA , Business process reengineering , metrics , sustainability , open government , IRMCO 2010
GSA's Johnson is passionate about teleworking
In a world where blizzards producing 5-6 feet of snow can shut down a major metropolitan area like Washington, D.C., officials are re-thinking what it means to close the federal government for days at a time. But the new head of one agency that managed to keep going despite the blizzards says what you do as a federal worker is sometimes more important than where you do it.
Tags: mngt , P&B , teleworking , GSA , OPM , John Berry , USPTO , FOSE , Casey Coleman , Max Cacas
Agency Instability: GSA nominee remains in limbo
Martha Johnson seen by many as the most qualified candidate to be GSA administrator in a decade. But her nomination remains on hold in the Senate because Sen. Christopher Bond is unhappy with GSA's plans for a new federal building in Kansas City. Some call Bond's use of the hold authority an abuse of power.
Tags: management , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Christopher Bond , Sahar Wali , Stephen Leeds , Paul Prouty , Bob Peck , GSA , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , White House , Olga Grkavac , Paul Light , TechAmerica , Acting administrator , confirmation process , Congress , series , Agency Instability
