Performance Institute President Carl DeMaio (above, second from right) briefed executive agency chiefs of staff on communication, leadership and other critical success factors in competitive sourcing at a breakfast hosted by the Institute July 23 at the White House Conference Center. OMB Deputy Director for Management Clay Johnson (above, speaking) told attendees that competitive sourcing would continue to be an integral part of the government's management reform agenda. DeMaio and OFPP director-designate David Safavian (above, at right) led a discussion of the challenges the chiefs of staff had experienced within their agencies when administering competitions.