| Tuesday, May 15, 2007, Volume 6, Issue 20 | 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. If the display of this newsletter is not suitable, please Click HERE.
FEATURES
Reverse Energy Auction Saves Delaware $8.2 Million
Are Shared Services in The Procurement Mix?
Diversity Training Promotes Local Inclusiveness
Government Purchasers Roll Out the Green Carpet
NEWS
University Launches Emergency Notification Network
Network Streamlines Town's Zoning Communications
Survey Says Savings Follow with Waterless Urinals
News of the Weird
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FEATURES
Reverse Energy Auction Saves Delaware $8.2 Million
Governor Ruth Ann Minner continued her commitment to driving down energy costs in state facilities by announcing three-year agreements with Pepco Energy Services, Constellation New Energy, and Amerada Hess to provide retail electricity to selected state, county and local facilities and school districts.
Are Shared Services in The Procurement Mix?
At first glance, it seems that the value of a shared service environment for the federal government would be obvious. The process involves taking existing information technology (IT) capabilities and, through the judicious application of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), allowing those capabilities to be reused across departments and agencies.
Diversity Training Promotes Local Inclusiveness
Many municipalities are taking a proactive approach to promoting inclusion and preventing discrimination by using diversity trainings for city staff. Diversity trainings address tensions, enhance understanding among personnel and improve service to community residents.
Government Purchasers Roll Out the Green Carpet
When you hear California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger bragging about the state's green carpet, he is not referring to the color. He is instead praising the high performance environmental features incorporated into every square foot of carpet California has bought since September 2006.
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NEWS
University Launches Emergency Notification Network
The University of Maryland, College Park, has deployed a text-based network that enables campus Public Safety to notify the entire campus--thousands of faculty and 35,000 students--of a crisis, or send targeted messages for a routine incident.
Network Streamlines Town's Zoning Communications
The town of Cary, NC, has a new communications network that promotes communication between town officials and Cary citizens, allowing more efficient management of zoning comments, concerns and feedback.
Survey Says Savings Follow with Waterless Urinals
A survey by Texas A&M University, et al., asked 79 facility managers about their experiences using waterless urinal systems. To report and explain their findings, the researchers created an “imaginary” elementary school with 300 males.
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