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IBM's Gerstner to Lead Equity Firm
by Bara Vaida
Former IBM Chairman Lou Gerstner has been named chairman of Washington-based private equity firm Carlyle Group effective January 2003.
Gerstner is expected to spend about 20 percent of his time at the Carlyle Group, providing strategic and management guidance on the company's business activities and investments. He will replace Frank Carlucci, who will become chairman emeritus. Gerstner joins officials such as John Major, the former prime minister of Britain, and Arthur Levitt, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at Carlyle.
"This is an exciting time to be in private equity," Gerstner said in a statement. "I look forward to sharing my perspective and experiences with Carlyle."
Gerstner joined IBM in 1993 as chairman and served as CEO until March 2002. He retires as chairman at the end of 2002. He is widely credited with resurrecting the company, which stumbled financially in the early 1990s. Before joining IBM, he served for four years as chairman and CEO of RJR Nabisco and spent 11 years at American Express.
While at IBM, Gerstner helped lead a business coalition that lobbied in support of President Bush's sweeping education reform plan that became law early in 2002.
Hoisting Anchor In Corporate And Consulting Seas
Dan Porter, former chief information officer for the Navy, has left to join Vredenburg, a government contractor in information technology, as senior vice president of strategic development. In his new position, Porter will take the lead on establishing Vredenburg's strategy to broaden its presence in homeland security, IT solutions and more.
In the Navy, Porter oversaw the deployment of a "smart card" program and of the Navy-Marine Corps intranet. He was designated as the Navy's critical infrastructure assurance officer and established a program for protecting computers and other critical infrastructure. He also once held a senior management position in Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters in the areas of anti-submarine warfare and mine warfare.
After barely five months as a lobbyist at Federal Legislative Associates, meanwhile, Joshua Hastert is going out on his own, according to Influence Online. "I'm operating as a sole proprietor for now," Hastert, the son of House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) told the online publication.
Hastert, who previously worked in the D.C. office of MP3.com, is continuing to focus on technology and small businesses, and already has the Small Business Technology Association and Accurate Automation as clients. Accurate Automation, which designs computer hardware for flight and other applications, wants Hastert to lobby for increased competitiveness in the awarding of defense contracts.
Specifically, Hastert wants to work in conjunction with the White House's anti-bundling initiative to prevent larger contractors from getting every part of large defense projects. "Just because one company makes X better," Hastert said, "doesn't necessarily mean that they make Y or Q or any other product better." Hastert would not comment on why he is leaving Federal Legislative Associates, except to say that he wants to focus more on advocacy.
Bush Taps Interim INS Chief
President Bush has named Michael Garcia as acting commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to replace James Ziglar, who announced earlier this year that he is leaving the agency. Garcia has been the assistant secretary for export enforcement at the Commerce Department since August 2001.
Garcia is a former federal prosecutor who specialized in terrorism cases and will help transfer most of the agency's duties to the new Homeland Security Department. The INS will be split into two agencies, one focused on enforcement of immigration laws and the other on services to immigrants.
Rural America's New Telephone Voice
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has appointed Michigan Public Service Commissioner Robert Nelson to serve as chair of the group's telecommunications committee, replacing Joan Smith of Oregon. Previously, Nelson, who has been a member of the Michigan Public Service Commission since 1999, was vice chairman of the NARUC telecom committee.
Nelson also is a member of the North American Numbering Council, an advisory committee to the FCC on telephone-numbering issues. He previously served as chairman of the Administrative Law Section of the Michigan Bar Association.
Rep. Markey Rejects Democratic Campaign Job
Massachusetts Democrat Edward Markey, the ranking minority member of the House Energy and Commerce Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, decided last week that he does not want to become chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
Some party officials wanted him to replace Nita Lowey of New York in the job, but aides said Markey wants to focus on legislation in the next Congress.
Last week, the Congressional Black Caucus endorsed William Jefferson of Louisiana for the DCCC job, citing his fundraising skills. And some Democrats have recommended outgoing Democratic Caucus Chairman Martin Frost of Texas for the DCCC job he held in the 104th and 105th congresses.
A Map Of E-Government Success
Lt. Gen. James Clapper, director of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, accepted the President's 2002 Award for Management Excellence at the White House on Monday.
"These awards recognize the best management practices in government," President Bush said during the awards ceremony. "This year's recipients have met high standards and, as a result, have earned the respect of the White House and our country."
Bush said the agency was honored for its ability to retain highly skilled employees that deal with the technology of mapping the globe for defense purposes. The Federal Aviation Administration's logistic center in Oklahoma City also was honored for keeping air-traffic control systems running.
In other news, Motorola's sector on commerce, government and industrial solutions has received this year's Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for its leadership, strategic planning, and information and analysis, among other things. Applicants undergo a 300-hour examination by an independent board comprised primarily from the private sector. Congress established the award in 1987 to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. organizations.
And the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy studies has honored Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., with its 2002 award for public service. Dorgan has taken a lead in the Senate on Internet tax issues, deploying high-speed Internet services to rural areas and making the Internet child friendly. He also chairs the Senate Democratic Policy Committee.
The Digital Brush-Off
"Sorry, I lost your e-mail" may replace "Sorry, I lost your phone number" as a social brush-off because more individuals are using the Internet for dating, social planning and meeting new people, according to America Online's fifth annual study on AOL community usage.
Conducted by RoperASW, the study found that one in three single online consumers between the ages of 18 to 49 have asked someone out or been asked out online, and it is becoming the preferred way to meet people and start a romance. Another new behavior is "Google searching," a reference to people who enter someone's name, or their own, into the Google search engine to see what they can learn about potential dates -- or what others can learn about them.
For content companies interested in gauging consumer interest in online fare, the study found that 40 percent of users regulatory or occasionally listened to radio-style music over the Internet. "This study makes clear that the communications ... powers of the online medium are having a profound impact on our existing social norms," AOL Marketing President Joe Redling said.
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