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FEATURES
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Historic Hurricane Protection Plan
Emergency Planners to Assist People with Special Needs
NEWS
Number of Contracting Professionals Increases
Argonne, Northwestern Seek ANSER to Solar Energy Challenges
GSA Awards Networx Enterprise Contracts
U.S. Leads World in Wind Power Growth
New Computer Model Predicts Crowd Behavior
GSA Names Deputy Commissioner for Federal Acquisition Service
News of the Weird
FEATURES
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Historic Hurricane Protection Plan
The Louisiana Legislature has unanimously approved the state's first comprehensive master plan for coastal restoration and hurricane protection. Passed Wednesday, just ahead of an Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be unusually active, the plan is designed to guide all coastal protection and wetland restoration projects in Louisiana over the next several decades.
Emergency Planners to Assist People with Special Needs
Emergency preparedness planners will be able to better prepare individuals with special needs thanks to new open-source software developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
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NEWS
Number of Contracting Professionals Increases
According to a new report, the government continues to increase the total number of contracting professionals in the acquisition workforce.
Argonne, Northwestern Seek ANSER to Solar Energy Challenges
Helping the world meet increasing energy needs through solar energy will be the goal of a new research center established by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University.
GSA Awards Networx Enterprise Contracts
The U.S. General Services Administration awarded its highly anticipated Networx Enterprise contracts to AT&T Corp; Level 3 Communications, LLC; MCI Communications Services, Inc.; Qwest Government Services, Inc. and Sprint Solutions, Inc.
U.S. Leads World in Wind Power Growth
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its first Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and Performance Trends: 2006, which provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of development and trends in the U.S. wind power market. Most notably, the Report concludes that U.S. wind power capacity increased by 27 percent in 2006; and that the U.S. had the fastest growing wind power capacity in the world in 2005 and 2006. More than 61 percent of the U.S.'s total wind capacity - over 7,300 Megawatts (MW) - has been installed since President Bush took office in 2001.
New Computer Model Predicts Crowd Behavior
Arizona State University assistant professor in the School of Geographical Sciences Paul M. Torrens is developing a computer model that will realistically simulate the reaction and behaviors of people in a crowd.
GSA Names Deputy Commissioner for Federal Acquisition Service
The U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service announced that Barnaby (Barney) L. Brasseux has been appointed FAS Deputy Commissioner. Brasseux's appointment is effective immediately.
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