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March 27, 2006

PEOPLE PERSON: A PASSION TO SEE OTHERS SUCCEED DRIVES GSA CHCO GAIL T. LOVELACE
It’s the early 1970s and Gail T. Lovelace, working for the government and also studying for a degree in chemistry, enters a room in a federal agency where a dozen women, seeming oddly isolated, sit silently typing.

WHEN CRISIS COMES: HOW NFC OVERCAME CALAMITY AND KEPT ITS OPERATIONS GOING
You can plan and practice from here to eternity, but until an actual disaster strikes, your business continuity preparations are just a theory. And even if they work, you’ll encounter plenty of things you hadn’t thought of.

ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: AN EXECUTIVE-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE.
New Year, New Beginning. Let Enterprise Performance Management give your leadership a bird’s eye view of the organization—its departments, their functions and how they interact. This methodology of measuring performance focuses on the end result, not on implementing tools or technology. Learn how by downloading “Enterprise Performance Management: An Executive-Level Implementation Guide.”

A NEW BREED: NEXT GENERATION OF FEDERAL EXECS WON’T LIKELY BE FOUND ON THE TRADITION CAREER PATH
Nuturing. Supportive. Integrity. Clear vision. Down-to-earth. Enthusiasm. Loyal following. Those were some of the leadership values a group of federal employees tossed out at a meeting held just hours before the president’s State of the Union address.

THE HIDDEN BENEFITS OF DISASTER DRILLS
Given all the reports on what federal agencies did wrong during and after Hurricane Katrina, it was easy to overlook the story of how one agency managed to do things right.

AT RANDOM: FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
Where the jobs are ...Through 2014, federal job openings will increase for:Computer specialists by 13.8 percent Average salary: $86,443

TOOLS: HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT
“The strategic management of human capital requires an integrated approach to performance management and learning,” said Paul Sparta, chief executive officer and chairman of Plateau Systems of Arlington, Va.