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CPO: from the private sector to the federal government
The Federal government's first "Chief Performance Officer" faces off with a Senate Committee hearing testimony for his nomination. Jeffrey Zients talks about the difference between managing in the private and public sector, the PART legacy from the Bush Administration, and how he views the expected retirement tsunami in the federal government.
Tags: mngt , nominations , transition , Office of Management and Budget , Jeffrey Zients , Senator Joe Lieberman , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
DHS nominee: science for security
Senate Homeland Security Committee holds confirmation hearings for Tara O'Toole, President Obama's nominee to head up the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security. O'Toole brings a background in medicine and science to the job overseeing the development of technology for the agencies tasked with protecting the nation.
Tags: technology , special report , DHS , mngt , nominations , transition , Tara O'Toole , Senator Joe Lieberman , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Census nominee: blunt response to mixing politics and the count
President Obama's nominee to head the U.S. Census Bureau responded in the bluntest terms possible to questions regarding the politicization of the 2010 census. Senate leaders expect to vote on the nomination before adjourning for the Memorial Day recess.
Tags: management , Census , Dr. Robert Groves , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Senator Tom Carper , nomination
