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Land preservation, job growth all in a day's work for SAMMIES finalist
Mary Pletcher is the Deputy Recovery Coordinator and Acting Deputy Director at the National Business Center at the Department of the Interior's Office of Policy, Management and Budget. She's also a Service to America Medal finalist in the Call to Service category
Tags: In Depth , Service to America Medals , Dept. of Interior , Mary Pletcher
SAMMIES finalist advanced mental health care
Neal Brown is the chief of community support programs at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Tags: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis , Neal Brown , Service to America Medal , In Depth
Vet Centers grow under caring hands
Alfonso Batres' life has been dedicated to one important mission—addressing the needs of our nation's veterans and their families. We talk with him about that and it led him to become a finalist in thie year's Service to America Medals.
Tags: Federal Drive , SAMMIES 2011 , VHA , Alfonso Batres
Whistleblower protection reinforced at DoD
Civilian Pentagon whistleblowers need protection. It's the job of Daniel Meyer the director of whistleblowing and transparency at the Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General.
Tags: Service to America Medals , Daniel Meyer , DoD , In Depth
USGS' Hsieh helped stop Gulf Coast oil spill
The work by Dr. Paul Hsieh has led to a nomination for a Service to America Medal in the Science and Environment category.
Tags: Paul Hsieh , USGS , Service to America Medals , oil spill , Gulf Coast , In Depth
Humvee to ambulence in under 60 seconds
We continue our Sammies tracker series
Tags: Federal Drive , technology , Fort Detrick , Jamie Lee
Sammies nominee creates eco-friendly building
A building that runs on almost no energy. It's not magic, it's called a net zero building -- and the Energy Department can now boast of creating the world's largest.
Tags: technology , Department of Energy , Jeff Baker , Office of Laboratory Operations , green government , Sammies 2010 , Partnership for Public Service , Dorothy Ramienski , DorobekInsider
Sammies nominee fights global warming
Dr. Susan Solomon is with NOAA and works on global warming issues.
Tags: technology , management , NOAA , Dr. Susan Solomon , global warming , climate change , Service to America Medal , Partnership for Public Service , DorobekInsider , Dorothy Ramienski
Sammies nominee works to stop AIDS
Since 1981 an estimated 25 million people have died of AIDS worldwide.
Tags: technology , management , Sammies 2010 , Service to America Medal , Partnership for Public Service , CDC , Dr. R.J. Simonds , DorobekInsider
Fed invents most accurate clock in the world
If you are a sticker for time then your in luck.
Tags: technology , Sammies 2010 , NIST , Till Rosenband , Partnership for Public Service , Dorothy Ramienski , DorobekInsider
