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November 8, 2005
Governors Press Base Closing Lawsuits
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The weekly GovPro Newsletter is produced by the editors of Government Product News and Government Procurement Journal. Visit: www.govpro.com a news-, product-, and issue-driven site for all levels of government. Sponsored by C&H Distributors, LLC This Week Features Governors Press Base Closing Lawsuits With the Pentagon's latest base closing plan all but a done deal, at least three governors -- M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania -- plan to pursue lawsuits in an effort to save Air National Guard units in their states.
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Green Purchasing--Leading by Example Launched in 1989 as the Recycled Product Procurement Policy, the King County, WA, Environmental Purchasing Program continues to expand in scope and influence. With two full-time program managers who have helped facilitate $17.7 million in green purchasing during the county’s most recent reporting period, the county’s procurement strategies provide insight into this green success story. For related articles and products, visit the Earth-Friendly Zone. The John Deere 4000 Twenty Series Compact Utility Tractors: With increased power, improved comfort and high versatility, this tractor solution is capable of handling the toughest projects on the worksite. The John Deere 2.4L turbo-charged engine offers up to 21-percent more horsepower and up to a 30- percent torque rise, providing more power on demand. For all the details, visit us at John Deere.
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Visit the recently updated GovDeck to view an enhanced, electronic version of GPN's familiar "action card" deck. Click on a card of interest and link directly to vendor's Web site or click the "Learn More" button and link directly to vendor's e-mail address. Federal agencies are continuing their commitment to contracting with Mississippi businesses, particularly small and minority business owners, for products and services needed during the Hurricane Katrina recovery.
News Postal Service Upgrades Vacuum Systems at Sorting Facilities The United States Postal Service (USPS) processes up to half a billion pieces of mail every day of the year, using mail-processing equipment that is required to read and sort up to 36,000 pieces of mail per hour. To keep up with that high level of performance, the USPS has contracted to deploy new central vacuum systems at 480 sorting facilities. The USPS contract with Nilfisk-Advance America relates to the cleaning of the mail-processing equipment - such as Delivery Bar Code Sorter and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) based machines, was awarded after a competitive bid process. The central system consists of the vacuum producer and a network of steel tubing that will remove debris for deposit at a central location. Gives users the ability to move a suspended hose the full length of the machine to be cleaned, and enables the hose and attachments to remain at any height the operator desires. Roll out is slated to begin in 2006. Mayor Seeks Levees to Withstand Category 5 Storms Nine weeks after the Category 4 hurricane indundated New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin was in Washington last week seeking federal funds to rebuild the city's levees strong enough to protect against storms with even higher winds and a greater storm surge than Katrina brought. The Army Corp of Engineers currently has no legal authority to rebuild the city's flood protection from hurricanes stronger that a Category 3 storm. Nagin asked for stronger, higher levees not just for New Orleans residents, but because "New Orleans is a economic hub for the entire nation." Source: Environmental News Service. News of the Weird Events Community Corrections Conference The 7th Annual Innovative Technologies for Community Corrections Conference will be held June 12-14, 2006 in Atlanta, GA. The conference will spotlight technologies, such as Drug and Alcohol Testing, Technologies to Monitor the Sex Offender, Electronic Monitoring, Case Management Systems, Information Technology Applications and Management Issues. For more information or to view presentations from past conferences, visit the conference Web site: www.justnet.org/training/commcorr.html Links Get rid of birds! Bird control "X-perts" since 1964 offer the world's most complete line of bird control products - an effective solution for ANY bird problem. For a FREE consultation call 800-662-5021.
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