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June 26, 2007
June 26, 2007
June 26, 2007
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FEATURES After the Storm: A Public Purchasing Perspective In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, procurement personnel of the Fort Worth (TX) Purchasing Division share their experiences about the massive relief effort. When the winds and water of Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast of the United States on August 29, 2005, the impact was immediate and severe. Homes and lives were shattered, and the largest Diaspora of this century began.  Connecticut Takes a Bite Out of Food Costs Anyone who has set foot in a grocery store believes that he or she is an expert at purchasing food. But, as any buyer who has attempted to apply strategic sourcing to the procurement of food will tell you, few commodities are more challenging. Despite the difficulty, the State of Connecticut tried and succeeded with a procurement that stretched from 2003 into 2004.
NEWS Pennsylvania Wind Farm Starts Spinning Power Governor Edward Rendell flipped the switch that started the turbines of Pennsylvania’s newest wind farm. This project shows the kind of growth we can achieve by committing ourselves to clean and renewable energy, and by making the strategic investments necessary to attract leading companies that create quality jobs for our men and women. VA Breaks Ground on Spinal Cord Facility During a ground-breaking ceremony for a world-class facility for spinal cord injuries in Milwaukee, WI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson committed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expand programs and open new facilities for seriously disabled veterans with spinal cord injuries. OMB, DoD, GSA Announce Data at Rest (DAR) Encryption Contracts The Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. General Services Administration awarded 10 contracts for blanket purchase agreements (BPA) to protect sensitive, unclassified data residing on government laptops, other mobile computing devices and removable storage media devices. These BPAs could result in contract values exceeding $79 million. NREL Estimates U.S. Hybrid Electric Vehicle Fuel Hybrid electric vehicles have saved close to 230 million gallons; or 5.5 million barrels; of fuel in the United States since their introduction in 1999, according to a recent analysis conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). State, Local IT Spending to Reach $77 Billion by 2012 Total state and local information technology (IT) spending is expected to grow from approximately $55 billion in 2007 to $77 billion by 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate of 6.6%, according to initial findings from the five-year State & Local IT Industry Forecast presented at INPUT’s State and Local MarketView Conference. Measuring City Service Levels The City of San Diego finds itself engaged in a dispute over funding and cuts of services as it debates the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget. At the heart of the clash is how the City defines, measures, and improves service levels to city residents. News of the Weird: Bizarre, but true stories about real people. FEATURED LINK LaptopConnect and NetMotion. Free for 60 days. Get Cingular's LaptopConnect card for secure high-speed wireless connectivity with NetMotion Wireless Mobility XE VPN free for 60 days. This combination offers uninterrupted access to your essential application and data resources. ---- Cingular Click HERE to Learn More.
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