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Navy breaks ground on second-largest federal solar project
The Navy has signed a deal to start funneling green energy to its largest base. Instead of costing money, the project will save money, Navy and industry officials say.
Tags: DoD , Energy , SunPower , Navy , China Lake , Clifford Maurer , power purchase agreement , Karen Butterfield , Jared Serbu
Air Force reducing energy consumption in the air, on bases
The Air Force is hungry for energy like no agency in the federal government. The service's top energy official says they're trying to have a smaller appetite without hindering their mission.
Tags: DoD , On DoD , Air Force , Energy , Kevin Geiss , Jared Serbu
State aims to cut power waste on all agency computers
Gerry Caron, with the State Department's Information Resource Management Bureau, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the department's goal of cutting power waste on its computers.
Tags: State , technology , Gerry Caron , power waste , sustainability , In Depth , Francis Rose
Air Force, EPA partner for greener base cleanups
The Air Force and EPA signed a memorandum of understanding last month to conduct environmental footprint analyses on Air Force installations in the Pacific Southwest Region.
Tags: Air Force , EPA , MOU , technology , Federal Drive
Opportunities in federal construction despite cuts to building funds
Marco Giamberardino, senior director of the Associated General Contractors of America's federal and heavy construction division, outlines the winners and losers of the FY2012 budget for federal construction.
Tags: Associated General Contractors of America , GSA , federal building , LEED , budget , NOAA , State , Federal Drive , Marco Giamberardino
FBI computer won't be ready for use until May 2012
FBI's Sentinel program, which aimed to create a paperless case management system, was supposed to be completed by December 2009.
Tags: FBI , Justice Department , inspector general , technology , paperless ,
Federal buildings, old and new, go green
Treasury's building, DoD's Mark Center both get LEED Gold certification. Treasury expects to save $3.5 million by improving how the structures uses energy. DoD expects its new building to use 45 percent less water.
Tags: DoD , Treasury , LEED , Energy , Dan Tangherlini , Joanne Hensley , Amy Boyce , U.S. Green Building Council , Jared Serbu , energy efficiency , BRAC , Mark Center
Military pay raise, TRICARE premium hikes part of defense authorization bill
Lawmakers have agreed on a $662 billion defense spending bill that includes a 1.6 percent pay raise, increases to TRICARE premiums and a cap on contractor executive pay, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees announced late Monday.
Tags: DoD , Defense authorization bill , budget , Congress , pay and benefits , TRICARE , F-35 , contracting ,
Algae-powered Navy destroyer part of capability-driven energy strategy
Rear Adm. Phillip Cullom joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the new step in the Navy's green energy efforts at sea.
Tags: Navy , DoD , Phillip Collum , alternative energy , In Depth , Francis Rose
GAO: Green building projects lack performance measures
GAO examined 94 federal projects run by 11 agencies. Three agencies oversaw a majority of these projects — the departments of Housing and Urban Development, Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Tags: David Wise , GAO , Federal Drive
