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March 27, 2007
March 27, 2007
March 27, 2007
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Visit www.govpro.com a news-, product-, and issue-driven site for all levels of government. If the display of this newsletter is not suitable, please Click HERE. FEATURES Power Prices Put Utilities in the Hot Seat Spurred by skyrocketing power bills, lawmakers in at least six states are considering reining in electric utilities that were freed from regulation in the late 1990s.  DOL Streamlines $10B Grant Application Process The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has deployed a business process management (BPM) platform as part of its department-wide E-Grants initiative. DOL plans to streamline and automate its annual grant application funds process with the goal of reducing grant turn-around time by 20 percent.
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