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DoD tells Congress greening doesn't affect goals
Pentagon officials try to ease lawmakers' fears about whether renewable energy projects are affecting military functions. DoD has set up a task force to look at this issue, and wants to use advanced technology to help plan for projects.
Tags: mngt , Dorothy Robyn , Jerry Hansen , Debra Tune , Solomon Ortiz , Randy Forbes , DoD , Navy , Army , Air Force , House Armed Services Committee , energy efficiency , Military readiness
White House's next contest: How would you green the government?
GreenGov Challenge starts today asking employees to submit ideas to lower the government's energy footprint. The contest ends on Oct. 31. A steering committee made up of senior agency officials will decide which ideas can be applied across the government.
Tags: management , Nancy Sutley , White House , Council of Environmental Quality , GreenGov Challenge
How to make your agency energy plan really work
Deloitte Consulting LLP has launched a new initiative.
Tags: technology , management , Deloitte , energy efficiency , David Fornari , DorobekInsider , Dorothy Ramienski
Greening of Government
Tags: technology , Jim Loving , IBM , electricity use ,
GSA wins sustainable building awards
Agency says these awards are recognition of its commitment to greening the government. GSA also using Recovery Act funding to install solar panels at federal facilities nationwide.
Tags: management , Stephen Leeds , J. David Hood , GSA , State , Building Owners and Managers Association , energy efficiency , sustainability , Recovery Act , Rachel Stevens
GSA reorganizes to better green the government
Agency moves Federal High-Performance Green Buildings office to Office of Governmentwide Policy. GSA also creates the first Chief Greening Officer in the Public Buildings Service.
Tags: management , Kevin Kampschroer , Martha Johnson , Michael Robertson , Scott Conner , GSA , energy efficiency ,
Navy takes lifecycle view of energy costs in acquisitions
The Navy is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to find alternatives to fossil fuels. A parallel effort aims to engrain energy efficiency into the way the service buys the ships and planes it will own for the next few decades.
Tags: DoD , Energy , Navy , alternative energy , acquisition , acquisition policy , jim thomsen , jo decker , terry blake , Ray Mabus , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
Agencies told to take closer look at green buying
OFPP issued a new memo encouraging departments to consider if the product or service they are buying meets sustainable standards. The memo is another in a series of directives to green the government.
Tags: acquisition , Dan Gordon , OFPP , acquisition policy , GSA , Jason Miller
DoD alternative energy investments to exceed $10B by 2030
DoD is one of the largest energy consumers in the world but is a leader in developing and using alternative fuel sources.
Tags: DoD Report , In Depth , alternative energy , CNET
