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Interior, DoD to convert unused bases to energy projects
Interior estimates 13 million acres in the Western United States have high winds, lots of sunlight, or sit on top of geothermal sources.
Tags: DoD Report , Interior , Federal Drive
Building personnel face new green training expectations
Employees and contractors must demonstrate core competency skills released today by the General Services Administration. GSA developed the competencies and related curriculum recommendations to meet legislative requirements.
Tags: GSA , sustainability , best practices , building management , Esther Carey
GSA improves sustainable facilities tool
The new version of the online resource provides additional resources to better help agencies improve workplace sustainability.
Tags: GSA , SFTool , sustainability , technology , Esther Carey , Noblis , management , Kevin Kampschroer
Treasury's paperless initiative means no more paper benefit checks
Those who are already receiving paper checks for federal benefit payments have until March 1, 2013, to sign up for direct deposit or direct express.
Tags: Treasury , Walt Henderson , paperless , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell , pay and benefits
DoE forges ahead in green trend
DoE has implemented changes to improve its energy sustainability efforts in support of greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Tags: Steven Chu , NORESCO , Energy , Energy Savings Performance Contracts , Taeja Smith
Pentagon to begin online delivery of US mail
Employees in the Pentagon will be able to access their postal mail via a web-based interface and decide how to handle each envelope.
Tags: DoD , Sonny Biddix , Washington Headquarters Service , Defense Post Office , Digital Delivery Mail Program , technology , USPS , Jared Serbu
USDA, DoE, Navy kick starting biofuel development
The agencies are making $30 million available for companies to investigate the possibilities for creating military biofuels. The projects could help achieve the President's energy goals, military energy security and rural economic improvement.
Tags: DoD , DoE , USDA , Navy , Air Force , biofuels , Esther Carey , Ray Mabus , Tom Vilsack , Heather Zichal ,
Sustainability Efforts: The grades are in
Federal agencies released FY 2011 sustainability scorecards indicating overall progress.
Tags: OMB , CEQ , USDA , Robin Heard , Nancy Sutley , sustainability , Esther Carey , sustainability scorecard
Greener bases depend on future BRAC rounds
The creation of sustainable installations will be largely dependent on future base realignment and closures or BRAC, said Dr. Dorothy Robyn, the department's deputy undersecretary for installations and environment.
Tags: Dorothy Robyn , DoD , military bases , BRAC , Federal Drive
GSA hires IBM to run the smart building initiative
Under the one-year contract, Big Blue will develop a system to collect data for the Public Building Service to analyze to find areas to become more energy efficient.
Tags: technology , contracting , GSA , IBM , smart buildings , Jason Miller , Dan Tangherlini , Linda Chero
