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What's new at the U.S. Postal Service?
Bill Doucette, head of Federal Sector Sales at the U.S. Postal Service, joins host Roger Waldron to talk about some of the agency's programs and services.
April 3, 2012
Tags: acquisition , contracting , procurement , Bill Doucette , US Postal Service , federal market , GSA schedule , express delivery , priority mail , Roger Waldron , Coalition for Government Procurement , Off the Shelf
GAO: Feds needs to do better job of recycling computers, electronics
Recent GAO testimony highlights the need for more attention to how computers, electronics are recycled once they're too old for agency use.
Tags: technology , management , GAO , John Stephenson , computers , e-waste , Dorothy Ramienski
Recent GAO study highlights need for more computer recycling by agencies
Tags: technology , management , GAO , John Stephenson , computers , e-waste
GSA, EPA to green government using IT schedules
Tags: green government , management , technology , IT , acquisition policy , acquisition , contracting , policy , EPA , GSA , National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship , Energy Star , EPEAT , electronic product environmental assessment tool , Martha Johnson , Lisa Jackson , Nancy Sutley , Ruben Gomez
Frederick Arts Festival looks to cut down on trash
Hundreds of artists and art enthusiasts are expected to fill Carroll Creek Linear Park this weekend, but their trash is not destined for the county landfill.
Tags: Frederick Arts Festival , Carroll Creek Linear Park , trash ,
Fairfax County leaders continue to talk trash
A Fairfax County incinerator handles a million tons of garbage a year and produces enough energy to light 80,000 homes. Now the county has to decide whether to buy one of the largest incinerators in the country from the company that owns it.
Tags: trash , covanta , Sharon Bulova , Pat Herrity , Lorton , Economic Development Authority , Hank Silverberg
Laurel to track recycling efforts
The City of Laurel has launched a pilot program in the Patuxent Glen neighborhood to track recycling by scanning a bar code on recycling bins.
Tags: Laurel , Patuxent Glen , Michele Blair
Family changes un-green ways after Oprah TV segment
A New Market family is becoming more environmentally friendly after the producers of "The Oprah Show" captured their un-green ways on video.
Tags: New Market , Angela Weir , Earth Day , Oprah
Frederick Co. closer to pay-as-you-throw trash plan
A pilot program would create a volume-based or weight-based system, where customers are charged more for throwing away more trash, and less for recycling more.
Tags: Kai Hagen , trash , trash collection , Maryland General Assembly , Jan Gardner
