http://www.executivegov.com Tue, 21 May 2013 12:46:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/panel-recommends-leed-system-to-measure-building-sustainability-kevin-kampschroer-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/panel-recommends-leed-system-to-measure-building-sustainability-kevin-kampschroer-comments/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:31:05 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47709 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’ sustainability, Federal News Radio reports. Jason Miller writes the General Services Administration has required a LEED Gold certification for all new government construction projects since 2010. Kevin Kampschroer, director of [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/panel-recommends-leed-system-to-measure-building-sustainability-kevin-kampschroer-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/energy-dept-adding-five-years-of-funds-for-bioenergy-centers-steven-chu-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/energy-dept-adding-five-years-of-funds-for-bioenergy-centers-steven-chu-comments/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:47:45 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=46966 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 Congress. DOE’s science office launched the centers in 2007 to help spur research and development of new biofuels and find new approaches to engineer non-food crops [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/energy-dept-adding-five-years-of-funds-for-bioenergy-centers-steven-chu-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/epa-assembles-panel-to-review-fracking-report-to-be-released-next-year-bob-perciapsepe-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/epa-assembles-panel-to-review-fracking-report-to-be-released-next-year-bob-perciapsepe-comments/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:54:33 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=46755 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 article. The 31-member team come from U.S. universities, companies, and laboratories to review EPA’s hydraulic fracturing report to be released in 2014. “We have worked to ensure [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/epa-assembles-panel-to-review-fracking-report-to-be-released-next-year-bob-perciapsepe-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/af-hits-energy-goals-ahead-of-schedule-jamie-morin-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/af-hits-energy-goals-ahead-of-schedule-jamie-morin-comments/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:29:22 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=46699 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, Federal News Radio reports. Jared Serbu reports the branch has also reduced electricity usage by 21 percent since 2006 and is aiming [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/af-hits-energy-goals-ahead-of-schedule-jamie-morin-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/watchdog-misreported-federal-funds-exceeding-1t/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/watchdog-misreported-federal-funds-exceeding-1t/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:38:09 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45899 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 to Federal Computer Week, the Sunlight Foundation found discrepancies in information posted on USASpending.gov compared information from other bookkeeping records. The foundation said overreporting, underreporting, nonreporting, late [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/watchdog-misreported-federal-funds-exceeding-1t/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/omb-finds-many-agencies-missing-30-energy-reduction-goal/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/omb-finds-many-agencies-missing-30-energy-reduction-goal/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:43:42 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45917 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 Times reports OMB found the Pentagon is one of several departments that are falling short of energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives. Andy Medici writes the [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/omb-finds-many-agencies-missing-30-energy-reduction-goal/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/survey-interior-defense-leading-depts-in-fed-customer-satisfaction-survey/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/survey-interior-defense-leading-depts-in-fed-customer-satisfaction-survey/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:15:42 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45883 The departments of Defense and Interior took the top spots in an annual customer satisfaction survey measuring services in economic sectors, GovExec reports. Eric Katz writes that the federal government as a whole ranked 10th out of 10 sectors in the American Customer Satisfaction Index survey but individual departments tended to score above the government. [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/survey-interior-defense-leading-depts-in-fed-customer-satisfaction-survey/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/cbo-us-debt-could-be-77-of-gdp-by-2013/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/cbo-us-debt-could-be-77-of-gdp-by-2013/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:52:20 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45860 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 that prediction as it released its fiscal year 2013 analysis, which factors in the nearly $85 billion in automatic spending cuts under sequestration set to kick [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/cbo-us-debt-could-be-77-of-gdp-by-2013/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/tom-carper-wh-exec-cyber-order-coming-after-state-of-the-union/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/tom-carper-wh-exec-cyber-order-coming-after-state-of-the-union/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:38:02 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45781 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, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, told the newspaper he wants to hold a joint hearing with the Commerce and Intelligence committees [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/tom-carper-wh-exec-cyber-order-coming-after-state-of-the-union/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/va-seeking-ehr-scheduling-developers-for-3m-cash-competition-roger-baker-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/va-seeking-ehr-scheduling-developers-for-3m-cash-competition-roger-baker-comments/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:44:07 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45774 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 records system, Federal News Radio reports. Jared Serbu writes the winning developers will not necessarily have their products chosen to run with the VA’s open source VistA [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/va-seeking-ehr-scheduling-developers-for-3m-cash-competition-roger-baker-comments/feed/ 0