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Federal agencies must do more on sustainability

Even with some evident progress, federal agencies need to move faster to meet the administration’s ambitious climate goals

Federal Newscast

Biden Administration expands use of procurement to encourage economically friendly purchasing

Green Buildings

Can government go green without overhauling procurement rules?

Federal Newscast

IRS could have trouble spending billions of Inflation Reduction Act dollars on new employees

Workforce

Even Customs and Border Protection is getting into the green movement

Hiring/Retention

Environmental spending bill tees up multi-year federal hiring, training investments

Workforce

Water water everywhere: EPA using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to make it safer to drink

In this undated image provided by Climeworks AG shows a geothermal power plant near Reykjavik, Iceland. The Iceland plant, called Orca, is the largest such facility in the world, capturing about 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. (Arni Saeberg/Climeworks AG via AP)

Green Buildings

Yet another avenue for trying to make federal buildings go green

Pete McGrail, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Energy Department

Workforce

Energy explores new way to harvest precious metals to help U.S. reserves

KINGS BAY, Ga., (August 4, 2021) James Balocki, (center left) Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations & Environment , and Deborah Loomis, (center right) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy for Climate Change, are given a safety brief from Capt. Miguel Dieguez, (left) public works officer of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, and Cmdr. Marcel Duplantier, (right) resident officer in charge of construction Trident, during a tour. The Kings Bay Dry Dock is currently undergoing a $596 million in preparation for Columbia class submarines and to extend its life into the 2080s. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Xavier Saldana/Released)

Navy

Department of the Navy's new strategy for climate challenges expands scope

In this photo made on Thursday, May 6, 2021, a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E is seen as it is charging at a Ford dealer in Wexford, Pa. Taking sustainability efforts to the next level by switching to clean energy or purchasing an electric vehicle might feel daunting. Several federal incentives, such as the electric vehicle tax credit and home energy tax credits, may help offset the cost of the commitment for those who made upgrades last year or for those looking to take the leap in 2022. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Navy

Navy cutting back emissions, moving toward green vehicles in coming years

artificialintelligence

Contracting

Expect more shifts in IT procurement language to reflect sustainability goals

Shot of Corridor in Working Data Center Full of Rack Servers and Supercomputers with Blue Neon Visualization Projection of Data Transmission Through High Speed Internet.

Big Data

Data centers pose prime opportunity to cut federal electricity consumption

President Joe Biden speaks about status of the country's fight against COVID-19 in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Federal Newscast

Biden admin. hopes to make government services more inclusive for transgender people

FILE - Voters arrive to cast the their ballots on Election Day at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. The first major election day following a year of relentless attacks on voting rights and election officials went off largely without a hitch. The relative calm was a relief to those who oversee state and local elections, but election experts say that might not matter to the millions of Americans who now believe in conspiracy theories trumpeting rampant electoral fraud. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal Newscast

Federal employees can now take paid leave to vote and work at the polls

USPS, crime, law enforcement

Management

USPS doubles initial order for electric vehicles under next-generation fleet contract

Chairman Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hybrid nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 22, 2021, to consider the nominees for Postal Service Governors Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds, and Ronald Stroman, along with Kiran Ahuja, the nominee to be Office of Personnel Management Director. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Federal Newscast

Senators looking to pass comprehensive cyber bill

USPS

Agency Oversight

House Democrats press USPS to make bigger commitment on electric vehicles

FILE - This photo from Aug. 15, 2016, shows offshore wind turbines near Block Island, R.I. The Biden administration said Wednesday it will hold its first offshore wind auction next month, offering nearly 500,000 acres off the coast of New York and New Jersey for wind energy projects that could produce enough electricity to power nearly 2 million homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Agency Oversight

Biden administration doubles down on greener energy for agencies, USPS electric vehicles

FILE - Water laps the bottom level of four homes in Harbor Island, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, which had to be abandoned after years of beach erosion and damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Facing state budgets that are flush with cash, Democratic and Republican governors alike want to spend part of their windfalls on projects aimed at slowing climate change and guarding against its consequences, from floods and fires to cleaning up dirty air. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Management

New Federal Sustainability Plan harnesses fewer fossil fuels, more procurement power to fight climate change
Insight by KPMG

Wireless soil-moisture sensors were tested by GPG on 1.1 acres of landscape at the Young Federal Building in Orlando, FL.

Green Buildings

Biden sets zero-emission goals for federal buildings, vehicles in executive order

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2107 file photo, the air traffic control tower is in sight as a plane takes off from San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Aviation-safety officials say a close call last year highlights the need for faster reporting of dangerous incidents before evidence is lost. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 on the July 2017 close call in which an Air Canada jet nearly crashed into planes lined up on the ground at San Francisco International Airport. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Facilities/Construction

FAA calling on architects to come up with new air traffic control tower designs

FILE - In this March 9, 2010, file photo, a tanker truck passes an oil refinery in Richmond, Calif. Three Democratic governors said Thursday, June 1, 2017, they will not let the United States back away from the global commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions despite President Donald Trump withdrawing from an international pact. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Acquisition Policy

Agencies will need to start taking emissions into procurement decisions