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Defense conference focuses on alternative fuels

The Defense Logistics Agency buys and distributes nearly five-million items such as rations, medical supplies and equipment, clothing and textiles, repair parts...

Federal News Network Staff

May 11, 2010 9:46 am

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Saving energy, going green, reducing the carbon footprint: Every agency is doing it. The Defense Department probably has the biggest energy requirement in the federal government, maybe in the whole world. The Worldwide Energy Conference, going on right now at National Harbor, Maryland, is focused on DOD’s energy needs and its quest for alternative fuels and new energy solutions. Joining to discuss the conference and what DOD hopes to gain are Mark Iden, Deputy Director of Operations, and Colonel Steve Kephart, Director of Mobility Fuels at the Defense Energy Support Center, a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency.