The Energy Department’s Chief Information Officer Mike Locatis is moving to the Homeland Security Department, according to a report by Federal News Radio.
Locatis’ new title is assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications with the National Protections and Programs Directorate, the April 19 report said.
The news report said Locatis will take over for Greg Schaffer, who left in March.
Posted by FCW Staff on Apr 19, 2012 at 6:59 PM0 comments
Homeland Security Department management executive Cedric Sims announced on April 17 he is leaving the department to join a consulting firm.
Sims currently is director of program accountability and risk management at DHS, reporting to Rafael Borras, undersecretary of management.
Sims joined DHS in May 2009 to serve as executive director of the enterprise business management office in the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
He will be joining the Evermay Consulting Group Inc. in early May, said Greg Rothwell, president of Evermay.
Previously, Sims served at the U.S. Secret Service from 2001 until 2009, including assignments as branch chief of network management, DHS senior infrastructure officer and in interagency communications roles at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, G8 Summit in Sea Island and several United Nations General Assemblies.
He has bachelor’s degrees in computer science and journalism from Texas A&M University, where he also earned a doctorate in engineering.
Once he becomes a consultant, Sims hopes to continue helping DHS and other federal agencies improve their systems. “I feel I still will be able to provide support to government agencies with solutions that align with their missions,” he told Federal Computer Week.
Posted by Alice Lipowicz on Apr 17, 2012 at 6:59 PM0 comments
How do you say no to the president when he’s asking you to do another four years of public service, just when you’re about to retire? You simply don’t.
That suggestion came from Earl Devaney, retired chairman of the Recovery and Accountability Board, who spoke April 16 at the Federal Senior management Conference in Cambridge, Md.
Devaney spent 41 years in government, investigating white-collar crime and government waste, fraud and abuse as a Secret Service agent and as inspector general of the Interior Department. He joined the RATB when it launched in 2009.
Devaney described the day in 2009 when Vice President Joe Biden called and asked him to chair the new board. It was a proposal Devaney pondered over the weekend, but decided to turn down because he had promised his wife he would retire.
He practiced in front of the mirror all weekend the art of saying no: “Mr. Vice President, thank you very much. It’s a terrific honor, [but] let me give you some names of folks I really think would do a good job for you.”
When Monday came around, Devaney showed up at the appointed time at the White House to see the vice president.
“At some point, I think [Biden] sensed I was sort of moonwalking a little bit; he just watched and said, ‘Let’s go see the president,'” Devaney told the audience.
"So the president says, ‘So are you gonna to take the job?’ Despite his careful practice, Devaney answered the president immediately with a "yes, sir.”
As for the retirement promise Devaney made to his wife? “Needless to say, Mother’s Day, birthdays and Christmas were very expensive,” he deadpanned.
Posted by Camille Tuutti on Apr 17, 2012 at 6:59 PM0 comments