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A new USDA report says American farmers continue to choose genetically engineered crops over their conventional counterparts. A July USDA Economic Research Service report finds the rate of adoption of Genetically Engineered soybeans is up to 93 percent this year; the adoption of all Genetically Engineered cotton climbed to 93 percent; and the adoption of all biotech corn reached 86 percent in 2010. An April report from the National Research Council notes, many U.S. farmers who grow genetically engineered crops are realizing substantial economic and environmental benefits - such as lower production costs, fewer pest problems, reduced use of pesticides, and better yields. In 2009, 330 million acres of biotech crops were planted in 25 countries by 14 million farmers.
July 09, 2010 -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant\'s adoption of the National Fire Protection Association\'s new \"Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants.\" NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko calls it an important milestone in advancing fire protection at nuclear power plants. Under the NFPA 805 standard, reactor owners and operators perform engineering analysis to demonstrate their fire protection systems. Plant owners must also install additional equipment or take other measures if the analysis call for them. In the case of Shearon Harris, the analysis led the plant to make several modifications, including installation of an additional fire detection system and an additional diesel generator. The new regulatory approach will be adopted by additional 47 reactors at 31 sites, representing 17 utilities.
July 09, 2010 -
VA plans on implementing software to monitor desktop computers every 24 hours. NASA is developing a concept of operations plan to move to real-time oversight. OMB mandated agencies know the status of their networks in real time by November.
June 25, 2010 -
500 performance improvement leaders from across the Department of Defense, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Agencies and activities, and federal government agencies get ready to gather and compare notes, and you\'re invited! We get details from J. D. Sicilia, the director of the Defense Department\'s Lean Six Sigma Program Office.
May 18, 2010 -
Over the last several years, one federal agency has ranked highest in government-wide employee surveys as the \"best place to work in the federal government\": the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in Rockville, Md. But in an era where OPM plans to reform the hiring and management of federal workers, how does NRC plan to stay at the top of its game as an \"employer of choice\"? Federal News Radio\'s Max Cacas continues our week-long series, HReinvented.
April 09, 2010 -
WFED\'s Max Cacas talks with Miriam Cohen, Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The agency has consistently been voted the \"best place to work\" in an annual survey from OPM.
April 08, 2010 -
Deputy director for management Jeffrey Zients hires Shelley Metzenbaum to help lead the performance management effort. OMB to lean on the Performance Improvement Council to develop and advocate for new approach.
September 25, 2009 -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission went before Congress in March 2008 to explain why its cybersecurity was deficient. Since that testimony, the NRC has made a 180-degree turn in how it protects its computer networks. Tomorrow…
April 22, 2009