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January 10, 2008 This eNewsletter is a roundup of government-related news targeted to local, state and federal government. Topics include major contracts awarded by local, state and federal government agencies; product trends and innovations; government best practices and resources; and political and regulatory developments affecting government purchasing activities. Go to www.govpro.com to view the latest products, daily news and government suppliers. In This Issue 1. Denver government hoping for sweet deal when it auctions Toyota Priuses 2. Army awards $556 million to Lockheed Martin for PAC-3 missile program 3. GSA: Mobility-impaired can use Segways in federal buildings 4. California county upgrades emergency alerts to mobile phones 5. Defense Department awards $74.5 million contract to Spectrum Comm 6. Safety professionals rank PPE noncompliance a top workplace issue News 1. Denver government hoping for sweet deal when it auctions Toyota Priuses By Michael Keating Fleet manager figures the city can capture value in these used hybrids. Full Story 2. Army awards $556 million to Lockheed Martin for PAC-3 missile program By Josh Cable The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) has awarded $556 million in contracts to Lockheed Martin Corp. for hardware and services associated with the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile program. Full Story PROBLEM SOLVER SPOTLIGHT Get Rid of Birds! Bird-X, Inc. recognized as the bird control "X-perts" since 1964, offers the world's most complete line of affordable products - an effective solution for ANY bird problem for repelling birds like pigeons, sparrows, starlings, Canada geese and more. No more droppings, mess, diseases or money wasted on expensive clean-ups. Our products (needle strips, netting, sonic distress-call repellers, ultrasonics, taste aversions, visual deterrents and sticky repellent gels) are non-lethal, non-harmful, and environmentally safe, do not harm birds and ecologically sound. We innovate and develop new technologies, and we offer (and stand behind) the very best solutions. Guaranteed solutions! For a FREE consultation call 800-662-5021. For more information, visit www.bird-x.com. 3. GSA: Mobility-impaired can use Segways in federal buildings By Josh Cable The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is kicking the tires on a policy that allows mobility-impaired individuals to use Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) in federal buildings that are under the agency's jurisdiction. Full Story 4. California county upgrades emergency alerts to mobile phones By Kristin Atwater By using a new text-alert solution, officials in Contra Costa County, Calif., will send cell-phone messages based on a subscriber's actual geographic location. Full Story 5. Defense Department awards $74.5 million contract to Spectrum Comm By Josh Cable The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $74.5 million contract to Hampton, Va.-based Spectrum Comm Inc. for advisory and assistance services to support the Air Force's 560th Aircraft Sustainment Group. Full Story 6. Safety professionals rank PPE noncompliance a top workplace issue By Catherine Radwan A recent survey of safety professionals has found that noncompliance with personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols remains an ongoing issue in the workplace. Full Story 8th Annual Federal Acquisition Summit, March 19-21 2008 Featuring SIX Tracks in Government Contract Management: * Performance-Based Acquisition * Contract Management and Monitoring * Small Business Contracting * Developing the Acquisition Workforce * Project Management for Procurement * Innovations in PBA Best Practices * Understand the latest Challenges Facing Federal Acquisition Register today! Free Informational Webinar Building a multi-application e-government network infrastructure based on Gigabit Ethernet wireless bridges The City of Temple, Texas faced a series of hurdles in making their roadmap for new city-wide networked applications a reality. Not the least of these challenges was overcoming the limitations of their aging, ad hoc network backbone that was never designed to support these emerging applications. Hear from Alan DeLoera, IT Director for the City of Temple, how they spanned the city with a future-proof gigabit wireless backbone to transport high-capacity, high-QoS voice, data, and video traffic to enable emerging data access, public safety, disaster recovery and security applications. Join us on February 6, 2008 for this free online webinar offering an in-depth look at how new gigabit point-to-point wireless solutions are being deployed by government organizations to extend their fiber optic metropolitan area networks to serve their geographically diverse user bases. In this session, you'll learn: * How full gigabit backbone performance enables new e-government applications * How gigabit wireless technology addresses the cost and logistic issues associated with fiber leasing and construction * How network topology choices deliver very high levels of service availability * How gigabit wireless solutions Click here to register PRINT SUBSCRIPTION | EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT STAFF This eNewsletter This eNewsletter was sent to: #email# You've received this e-newsletter for one of two reasons: 1. You signed up for it on our web site. 2. You are a reader of Government Product News magazine. If you would like to unsubscribe Click here 2008 Penton Media, Inc. Government Product News 1300 E 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114-1503 www.govpro.com