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You’ve heard the phrase: You get what you measure. Measuring the results of sustainable programs and policies has been one of the challenges with green government. Wrapping up Federal News Radio’s week-long series the Greening…
October 08, 2010 -
NASA\'s sustainability policy is to execute NASA\'s mission without compromising our planet\'s resources so that future generations can meet their needs. Details from NASA\'s Olga Dominguez.
October 08, 2010 -
Federal agencies are turning to web sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace to reach out to the public regarding their mission. But many agencies have also turned to social collaboration and networking sites to reach out to their own staff when it comes to President Obama\'s Green Government initiatives.
October 08, 2010 -
More than 400 employees will spend another fiscal year setting their own schedules and focusing on performance instead of worrying about where they are working. OPM is redoing performance plans to incorporate the Results Only Work Environment approach.
October 07, 2010 -
More than 400 employees will spend another fiscal year setting their own schedules and focusing on performance instead of worrying about where they are working. OPM is redoing performance plans to incorporate the Results Only Work Environment approach.
October 07, 2010 -
Subhead: Administration honors sustainability efforts by seven agencies with the 2010 GreenGov Presidential awards.
October 07, 2010 -
Every agency has submitted a plan, per the White House request. David Erne, senior associate at Booz Allen, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss what agencies put together.
October 07, 2010 -
EPA employee Barbara Klieforth bikes the six miles to work everyday.
October 07, 2010 -
The Department of Education is taking a taking a leadership role in the work of educating the next generation of green citizens
October 07, 2010 -
Council on Environmental Quality issues new guidance giving agencies instructions to measure greenhouse gas emissions. Council chair Nancy Sutley said the directive includes approaches used inside and out of government. Agencies have until January 2011 to complete an initial baseline inventory.
October 07, 2010 -
With the majority of federal employees located outside of the Washington, D.C. metro area, how are feds in regional offices answering the White House\'s mandates regarding the greening of government? The answer: the Federal Executive Boards organized groups of executives who find ways to collaborate across agency lines.
October 07, 2010 -
The Air National Guard\'s new Readiness Center at Andrews Air Force Base is a great example of how technology can lower energy costs while also lowering the impact on the environment. Galen Jamison, project manager with CH2M Hill, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the construction of the center.
October 06, 2010 -
The White House Council on Environmental Quality on Wednesday issued guidance detailing how departments should go about developing a baseline measurement for greenhouse gas emissions. Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the council, spoke with Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller about how the guidance will help agencies achieve this goal.
October 06, 2010 -
The General Services Administration and Metropolis Magazine have teamed up to offer $10,000 for a winning design that will make a 45-year-old GSA building more green. Susan Szenasy, the editor-in-chief of Metropolis Magazine, discusses the competition.
October 06, 2010 -
American University Director of Sustainability Chris O\'Brien analyzes the Federal News Radio \"Greening the Government\" survey.
October 06, 2010