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Leading the Way: Federal Green Initiatives

On October 5, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13514- Federal Leadership in Environment, Energy, and Economic Performance- aimed at making ambitious and broad improvements in the overall sustainability of the federal government. The order requires all federal agencies to inventory their greenhouse gas emissions, set emissions reduction targets, and develop strategies and action plans for meeting a wide range of sustainability goals encompassing water and energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The EO puts the federal agencies in the position of being trail blazers. This ambitious goal presents great opportunities for green transformation and its own set of unique challenges. Noblis is pleased to announce a panel discussion on "Leading the Way: Federal Green Initiatives," where key public sector stakeholders will discuss the strategies they are pursuing, the challenges they are facing and expect to encounter, and steps they are taking to ensure the success of their sustainability initiatives.

Tags: technology , Noblis , Nolbis Insights Panel , green , Barack Obama , greenhouse gas , Stephen R. Leeds , GSA , Mary Catherine Pleffner , DoC , Dr. Thomas Armstrong , Dr. David L. Evans , Marguerite Coffey , Beverly Kirk , Bevkirk International , Michelle Moore

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GAO: Agency rules allow conferences at resort locations

A recent GAO report looked at agencies' policies for choosing the locations of conferences and found that cost was the number one factor when it came to planning. Details from GAO's Lorelei St. James.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , GAO , federal travel , resorts , conferences , Lorelei St. James , Suzanne Kubota , GSA , SSA , USDA , DoC , DoD , HHS , DHS , DoJ , DOT , Treasury , VA

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Interior open about Open Government plans

The plan includes the specific actions DOI will undertake to incorporate the key principles of transparency, collaboration and participation into its core mission. Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Jackson from the Office of Technology, Information and Business Services explains.

Tags: technology , mngt , open government , Interior VA , best practices , Andrew Jackson , transparency , collaboration

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GOVERNMENT …as Avatar

Alan P. Balutis
Director and Distinguished Fellow
Cisco Business Solutions Group

Tags: management , New Ideas For Government , Alan P. Balutis , Cisco , Brian Friel , Medicare , Medicaid , Social Security , Education , DoE , HHS , DHS , HUD , DoJ

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Progress made on new MLK Jr. memorial

Construction is under way on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall after more than a dozen years of planning, fundraising and legal wrangling. This is the first King holiday when organizers can finally see their work in progress.

Tags: newsstand , MLK memorial , Ed Jackson

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Interior buys into saving energy

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) reduced energy intensity by 21.9 percent from FY 2003 and reduced water intensity by 3.8 percent from 2007.

Tags: best practices , Going Green Winning Gold , Mary Heying , Office of Acquisition and Property Management

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Legal Loop: How to leave your job without breaking the law

Tags: P&B , Ethics Rules , conflict of interest , Gale Norton , Debra Roth , Shaw Bransford Veilleux and Roth

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Power outages prompt move of National Park Service datacenter

Several "unexpected power interruptions" in Washington have sparked a datacenter move to a new server in Denver.

Tags: NPS , technology , CIO

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Agencies consider transforming the federal workplace

In an historic first, three federal department and agency heads met to discuss the creation of a model Work-Life campus that would include more than 6,000 Federal employees on multiple acres.

Tags: P&B , federal workplace , OPM , GSA , Federal Reserve , Ruben Gomez , Suzanne Kubota , federal campus

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NIH tool eases researchers' ability to share software

IAC/ACT recognizes this and four other programs during Excellence.gov awards

Tags: tech , NIH , OPM , LOC , DoE , Turner Consulting Group , Nina Preuss , Excellence.gov Awards

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