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Panel Recommends LEED System to Measure Building Sustainability; Kevin Kampschroer Comments

An advisory panel has recommended the federal government adopt the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system as the primary standard for measuring federal buildings’ ...
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Energy Dept Adding Five Years of Funds for Bioenergy Centers; Steven Chu Comments

Steven Chu The Energy Department intends to extend funding for three bioenergy research center for an additional five years at a rate of $25 million per year, subject to approval by ...
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EPA Assembles Panel to Review Fracking Report to be Released in 2014; Bob Perciapsepe Comments

The Environmental Protection Agency has selected a number environmental experts to examine its report about a natural gas and oil extraction method called fracking, according to a Reuters ...
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AF Hits Energy Goals Ahead Of Schedule; Jamie Morin Comments

Air Force photo The U.S. Air Force has cut its aviation fuel consumption by 12 percent over 2006, beating a goal it set in 2006 to reduce that fuel usage by 10 percent over 10 years, ...
budget

Watchdog: Misreported Federal Funds Exceeding $1T

A watchdog organization has found the federal government misreported $1.55 trillion in grants during fiscal year 2011, an increase over the nearly $1.3 trillion for fiscal 2010. According ...
GreenBattery

OMB Finds Many Agencies Missing 30% Energy Reduction Goal

ANL image The Defense Department will likely miss a federal mandate to cut 30 percent of energy use at its facilities by 2015, according to Office of Management and Budget estimates. Federal ...
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Survey: Interior, Defense Leading Depts In Fed Customer Satisfaction Survey

Photo: www.concordnc.gov The departments of Defense and Interior took the top spots in an annual customer satisfaction survey measuring services in economic sectors, GovExec reports. Eric ...
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CBO: US Debt Could Be 77% Of GDP By 2013

The Congressional Budget Office forecasts U.S. debt held by the public could reach 77 percent of gross domestic product by 2023, Reuters reports. David Lawder writes the CBO announced ...
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Tom Carper: WH Exec Cyber Order Coming After State Of The Union

In an interview with The Hill newspaper, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said he expects President Barack Obama to issue a cybersecurity executive order after the State of the Union address. Carper, ...
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VA Seeking EHR Scheduling Developers For $3M Cash Competition; Roger Baker Comments

Roger Baker The Department of Veterans Affairs will award up to $3 million in cash prizes to developers who can make a scheduling module compatible with the VA’s electronic health ...