Doan: Potter fan

That's right -- quoting the , who is well known to any non-muggle. (See it for yourself at the above . It is at the 4-minute mark, approximately. You can see the entire hearing , if you are so inclined.)There are several versions of this quote floating around the InterWeb. According to one source, in book four, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Dumbledore says, "We will soon face the choice of doing what is easy or doing what is right." has it this way:And the : Eh, the essence is there, regardless.Aside from that, it is good to see Doan out and about some. She has been keeping a low profile after a fairly high-profile spring. Of course, the president has yet to make any determination about whether , as the Office of Special Counsel determined earlier this year. and said Special Counsel Scott Bloch is a "death eater." (Just kidding. I'm sure she thought it though.)But I think it is important that the GSA administrator be seen and heard. It is important for GSA -- and important for the procurement community overall.The small-business issue in particular is a case in point as to how these kinds of Washington "scandals" can really impact how an agency does its job. You'll remember, after all, that Doan's first WP story was about a $20,000 no-bid contract -- a contract that was never awarded -- that would have helped GSA on its small-business contracting. As a result of that, insiders have told me that Doan was reluctant to say anything -- or do anything -- related to the small-business issue. That is despite the fact that it is an issue near and dear to her. She is a former owner of a small business, and at one point, she was vying to be administrator of the Small Business Administration.So she gets kudos from me for re-entering the public sphere. I think it's good. And her timing isn't bad given that just about everybody is out of town this month.On the Hatch Act front, we are checking with the White House on whether a decision has been made. I'm told by some folks that... well, there is no deadline. The president doesn't ever have to even make a decision. He can let the OSC report just sit there. I'm sure Doan would much rather have the White House quash the whole issue, of course.