Comments on: John Berry at OPM?

By: Fedline » White House names John Berry to head OPM

Fedline » White House names John Berry to head OPM — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:16:59 +0000

[...] to head the Office of Personnel Management. There’s been speculation about his appointment since January, but until now it’s been just that â€” [...]

By: Mike Dole

Mike Dole — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:50:45 +0000

Various Union and GLBT groups have issued approving self-interested comments, but I would like to speak on behalf of a still larger interest group — those who want good managers in the Federal government. I have seen first hand that John Berry is an excellent manager, quick to understand, open to hard data whether it supports his position or not, and able to work successfully with an amazing variety of individuals. I am sure that Federal personnel management will improve under his direction.

By: dedicatedfed

dedicatedfed — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:44:54 +0000

I think it is WONDERFUL that Obama has nominated Mr. John Berry as OPM Director. He is the perfect man for the job.

By: Fedline » Berry to OPM? Not so fast

Fedline » Berry to OPM? Not so fast — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:39:55 +0000

[...] speculation that President-elect Barack Obama has all but named National Zoo Director John Berry to be the next Office of Personnel Management director may be a littleÂ premature. Federal Times [...]

By: Rick Ballard

Rick Ballard — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:36:21 +0000

Every new administration deserves the opportunity to appoint the leaders who will use the executive branch to implement the administration’s policy. Thus, it was not unexpected that Mr. Obama would eventually appoint his own selectee to Direct OPM. Having said that, had he gotten to know Mr. Hager, he would have discovered that this man had impeccable credentials burnished in the trenches of the Veterans Administration, and that he worked incredibly hard to accelerate decision making at OPM. His Sunrise Meetings (sometimes referred to as Sunshine Meetings) got the information flowing first order of daily business, and he accelerated the decision making process at this agency. I for one will miss the departure of Mr. Hager.