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PTO head Kappos stepping down
David Kappos, director of the Patent and Trademark Office, is stepping down early next year.
Tags: David Kappos , people , management
Telework helps PTO employees stay productive through Sandy
Despite the federal government closing its offices to the public on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was still able to average 70 percent productivity, thanks to its telework policy.
Tags: Sandy , telework , David Kappos , Commerce , Jolie Lee
OMB wants 'single door' for vendors at each agency
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel wants agencies to create vendor management organizations to centralize how contractors work with departments. So far, four agencies are piloting the vendor management organizations. VanRoekel, who also wants agencies to use investment review boards more for strategic goals, said the use of both tools "very much align with our priorities to do more with less."
Tags: technology , management , Steven VanRoekel , David Kappos , Roger Baker , Scott Gould , David Hayes , VA , Interior , IRS , vendor management organizations , investment review boards , Jason Miller , President
PTO manager driving force in federal telework
Danette Campbell, the senior telework advisor for the U.S. Patent and Trade Office, is a finalist for a Service to America Medal.
Tags: Danette Campbell , Service to America Medal , Sammies , telework , management
US patent office plans satellite site in Detroit
Tags: Patent and Trademark Office ,
National Medal winners; Congress
Tags: National Medal of Science , NSF , NMTI , National Medal of Technology and Innovation , Barack Obama , Congress , continuing resolution
Cybersecurity looks to be a major growth area
UPI reports U.S. defense companies, likely to face a cut in Pentagon spending, may find cyber-security a profitable replacement.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , Cybersecurity Workforce , contracting , IBM , Howard Schmidt
A Spicy New Investment Option?
How would you like to be able to invest part of your TSP contributions in a fund outside the federal 401(k) plan? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you may get the option.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , TSP , R-fund , socially conscious investing , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , rumor , arrest report
Locke infuses new performance culture at Commerce
The outgoing secretary said he has focused on achieving stretch goals and impressing upon employees to look at their jobs differently. Gary Locke initiated changes to how Commerce does budget planning, buys goods and services and serve their customers.
Tags: management , contracting , Gary Locke , Commerce , performance management , enterprise software licenses , Partnership for Public Service , Jason Miller
Owens, PTO heeding call from Obama for reform
John Owens, the CIO at the Patent and Trademark Office, says his biggest priority is to fix the patent process.
March 10, 2011
Tags: John Owens , patents , CIO , technology , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
