Modernization
4 lessons on changing employee performance metrics
A strong performance management system links employees’ results with that of the immediate organization and larger agency mission.
People
DOD readers debate value of NSPS
Readers debate the problems and potential of DOD's pay-for-performance system.
Acquisition
Obama again touches on procurement reform
President Barack Obama spoke briefly at a news conference about the need for contracting reform and said details would come soon.
Cybersecurity
Federal 100 winner: Martin Lindner
Lindner was a leader in establishing the Defense Department’s information-sharing environment for protecting controlled unclassified information on unclassified networks.
Cybersecurity
Federal 100 winner: Dan Green
Green was instrumental in implementing the Universal Core data exchange system between the Defense Department and other agencies.
Cybersecurity
Federal 100 winner: Robert Childs
Childs, senior director of the Information Resources Management College at the National Defense University, has led several innovative IT teaching programs.
Modernization
Federal 100 winner: Lt. Col. Richard Leino
Leino orchestrated the development of a system that enables Marines to stay connected to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet while in the field.
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Federal 100 winner: Ray Boyd
Boyd led the development of the Defense Department's Techipedia, a collaborative tool that keeps DOD employees up-to-date on commercial research and emerging technology.
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Federal 100 winner: Ronald Ellis
Ellis, former project manager of the Army Special Access Program Enterprise Portal, led the effort to field that new communications network for Special Forces.
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Federal 100 winner: Dr. S. Ward Casscells
Casscells introduced a new communications strategy for the Military Health System that uses Web 2.0 technologies to improve patient outcomes, family connections and agency performance.
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Federal 100 winner: Capt. Roy S. Petty
Petty was the driving force behind an effort to strengthen the defenses of Navy networks and coordinate similar efforts across the Global Information Grid.
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Federal 100 winner: Lt. Col. Walter Nichols
Nichols, program manager for the Integrated Data Environment Global Transportation Network convergence, led an effort to converge the Defense Logistics Agency's IDE and Transportation Command's GTN programs.
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Federal 100 winner: Byron Adams
Adams led a team that proposed a money-saving, performance-enhancing consolidation of IT resources across all the U.S. military services in Guam.
People
Federal 100 winner: Joseph Camacho
Joseph Camacho, program director for the U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability, was the driving force behind a revamping of training capabilities.
People
Federal 100 winner: Lloyd Thrower
Developing an enterprise architecture for an organization as complex as the Defense Department isn't easy. So the DOD CIO's office has been fortunate to have Thrower, who is the director of strategic planning and policy, on board.
People
As easy as pushing a button
Ray Boyd's mandate to get emerging technology to DOD faster led to the creation of Techipedia, a successful example of the government's use of Web 2.0 tools.
People
Online news updates and headlines
Vivek Kundra has returned to work as the federal chief information officer.
Digital Government
Fed 100 winner: Elizabeth McGrath
McGrath led a project to automate and streamline the process for granting security clearances to Defense Department employees and contractors, allowing them to begin serving more quickly.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: David Hollis
Hollis oversaw a pioneering acquisition process that made encryption tools for mobile devices available easily, quickly and at volume discounts for federal, state and local agencies.
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