Godwin's White House Tenure Ends

Bev Godwin, who helped bridge the digital divide between federal Luddites and Obama administration tech whizzes, is leaving her post at the White House's new media office.

Friday is her last day as the office's director of online resources and interagency development, White House officials said. Her detail to the White House from the General Services Administration has ended.

"They don't come any better than Bev Godwin," said Macon Phillips, director of the new media team. "Bev's combination of government experience and new media savvy proved invaluable for getting the White House online program going and building productive relationships with the federal Web manager community."

Godwin started her federal career in 1982 at the Health and Human Services Department. There she analyzed budgets and policies for social services and income maintenance programs that served children, families and senior citizens.

"Bev's tireless work ethic, positive attitude and dedication to the public interest represent civil service at its best," Phillips added. "We're a better team at the White House for the time she spent with us and she returns to GSA with my full faith in her ideas and vigor for the work ahead."

Before joining the White House, Godwin spearheaded an overhaul of the federal homepage USA.gov and aided Web managers, governmentwide, in adding social networking tools to their sites.