September 4, 2007

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FEATURES

Sourcing in the States
Marks on Management

NEWS

The Keating Report: Government Spending Getting Greener
GSA Set to Establish Federal Acquisition Service
Researchers Believe Wastewater Analysis Tool Could Improve Drug Surveillance
ITS Corp. Wins $45 Million U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Contract
Researchers Develop Process to Convert Poultry Litter into Bio-Oil

FEATURES
Sourcing in the States
A procurement reform initiative in Minnesota has helped state agencies realize that it pays to negotiate.

Marks on Management
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NEWS
The Keating Report: Government Spending Getting Greener
Macroeconomic Advisers' latest Economic Outlook predicts that government spending in the second half of 2007 and in 2008 will remain strong. With gas prices rising and the specter of global warming gaining increased attention, that spending likely will continue to get greener.

GSA Set to Establish Federal Acquisition Service
After reaching an agreement with its employees' unions, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) said that it has cleared the final hurdle to establishing its new Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).

Researchers Believe Wastewater Analysis Tool Could Improve Drug Surveillance
A team of researchers has developed an automated monitoring method that makes it possible to detect traces of drugs – from cocaine to caffeine – in municipal wastewater.

ITS Corp. Wins $45 Million U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Contract
Oxnard, Calif.-based ITS Corp. (ITS) has been awarded a contract to provide information technology services to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The contract is expected to be worth up to $45 million over its five-year life.

Researchers Develop Process to Convert Poultry Litter into Bio-Oil
A team of researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech is developing transportable pyrolysis units that convert poultry litter into bio-oil that can be burned as fuel at the farm. According to the researchers, the system will provide an economical disposal system for poultry waste, reduce environmental effects and mitigate biosecurity issues from litter contamination.

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