Agencies told to go green on 95 percent of purchasing
The Obama administration’s campaign to have agencies “lead by example” in sustainable purchasing became stricter this week when the Federal Acquisition Regulations Council released an interim rule on...
View ArticleUnderstanding key benefits of GSA’s IT Schedule 70
The General Services Administration’s IT Schedule 70 is the government’s go-to source for IT acquisitions and is broadly recognized for its benefits of cost savings, time savings, selection, and...
View ArticleFederal acquisition training: Change is afoot
Donna Jenkins isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel when it comes to training the acquisition workforce. She doesn’t want to figure out what agencies need for training. She doesn’t want to guess which...
View ArticleArmy’s green energy contract tops $23 billion
A group of companies, including a unit of the German engineering conglomerate Siemens AG, won the U.S. Defense Department’s biggest contract last month, a potential $7 billion deal for alternative...
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USPS losing millions to fuel-guzzling contractors
The Postal Service incurred millions in unnecessary fuel costs from its contractors because it isn’t using industry averages for fuel consumption and has no procedures in place to ensure contractors...
View ArticleThe case for experimenting on federal buildings
The government wants to try out new and potentially “transformational” green technologies on its buildings through a program that could give private sector participants a leg up in the future. The idea...
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Energy Department thinking green when tackling federal real property...
Federal real property is getting greener, one lighting fixture, window treatment and HVAC system at a time. The Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program [FEMP] recently awarded 21...
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