Comings and Goings

Every Wednesday on GovExec.com, Comings and Goings announces the arrivals and departures of top federal managers and executives. To submit an announcement, e-mail it to webmaster@govexec.com or fax it to 202-739-8511.

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Paul J. Hoeper was sworn in earlier this month as assistant secretary of the Army for research, development and acquisition. His other job titles include Army acquisition executive, senior procurement executive, science advisor to the secretary and the Army's senior research and development official. Hoeper was previously deputy undersecretary of Defense for international and commercial programs. He served on the Defense Science Board task force on acquisition reform in 1993.

Wendy Zenker has been selected to be chief operating officer for the Corporation for National Service. Zenker is currently at the Office of Management and Budget, where she serves as chief of the management integrity branch. Prior to her nine years at OMB, Zenker spent 15 years at the Education Department. Zenker replaces Louis Caldera, President Clinton's pick for Army Secretary.

After heading up education reform initiatives for the Pew Charitable Trusts, Cyril Kent McGuire has been confirmed as assistant secretary for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement at the Education Department. In his new position, McGuire will head Education's research and demonstration projects, overseeing 350 employees and a $400 million budget.

New State Department chief information officer Fernando Burbano will head the newly consolidated Bureau of Information Resource Management at the department, where he will oversee a $500 million information technology budget and more than 2,000 IT employees. Burbano comes to State from the National Library of Medicine, where he was director of computers, communications and information systems. Prior to that, Burbano headed up the IT department at the Peace Corps.

The Interior Department's new deputy chief of staff is Kenneth L. Smith. Smith spent the last year at Arkansas' Ozarks Science Center, before which he spent four years in various positions at Interior. Prior to that, Smith served as special assistant for natural and cultural resources under then-Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton.

G O I N G S

Elbert W. "Joe" Friday, assistant administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a former director of the National Weather Service, is leaving his job June 30 to join the National Academy of Sciences.

K U D O S

Good Housekeeping magazine's first annual award for women in government went to 10 public servants, including two federal employees. Susan Daniels, deputy commissionr for disability and income security at the Social Security Administration, was honored for devoting her life to helping people with disabilities. Daniels, herself a polio survivor, created "A Home of Your Own," a program that helps disabled people purchase homes. Also honored was Kelley Shepherd, a National Park Service ranger who developed a mounted-patrol program to protect archaeological sites in wilderness areas. An article on the winners appears in the July issue of Good Housekeeping.