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October 19, 2004
Pennsylvania Doubles Clean Electricity Buy
GovPro Newsletter Tuesday, October 19, 2004 Volume 3, Issue 40
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Pennsylvania Doubles Clean Electricity Buy
West Virginia Funds Computing Effort Border Patrol Links to FBI Records New York to Adopt Aggressive Renewables Standard Rolex Rangers Ride Again Erie Researchers Study Radar Security for Great Lakes News of The Weird
Pennsylvania Doubles Clean Electricity Buy
Pennsylvania has doubled its purchase of electricity from cleaner sources to 10 percent, Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen McGinty said Thursday. She announced the 10 percent purchase at PennFuture's fifth annual GreenPower: Turn It On! awards ceremony.
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West Virginia Funds Computing Effort
Taking a significant lead in technology innovation, the State of West Virginia has authorized funding through its Economic Development Authority to develop the first state sponsored open public Internet grid computing effort.
For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLs0Ak
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Border Patrol Links to FBI Records
The federal government has supplied electronic fingerprint readers and software to all 136 Border Patrol stations nationwide and about one-third of the country's ports of entry to allow personnel to access FBI records within minutes. The system was installed from Oct. 1, 2003 to Aug. 31, 2004, during which time Border Patrol arrested 8,005 criminal suspects attempting to come into the United States. According to Robert C. Bonner, commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, none of the arrests were related to terrorism, but were related to crimes such as murder, kidnapping, assault, sexual assault, robbery, and drugs. Source: The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).
New York to Adopt Aggressive Renewables Standard
The New York State Public Service Commission voted to adopt a renewable energy policy designed to increase the proportion of renewable-generated electricity sold to consumers in the state to at least 25 percent by 2013. The new Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program would entail the addition of approximately 3,700 megawatts of renewable capacity. By 2013, the program would reduce air emissions statewide by an estimated 6.8 percent for nitrogen oxides (NOx), 5.9 percent for sulfur dioxide (SO2), and 7.7 percent for carbon dioxide (CO2).
The program, to be funded by a surcharge on consumers' electric bills, will consist of two tiers of eligible resources: a 'main tier' consisting of medium-to-large-scale electric generation facilities, and a 'customer-sited tier' consisting of smaller, on-site technologies such as fuel cells, photovoltaic installations, or wind generators. For more information on the new program, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLt0Al
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Rolex Rangers Ride Again
Trading in suits and ties for riding gear, Barry West, chief information officer for the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Marc Zoellner, vice president of ICF Consulting, are continuing the tradition they began last year known as the Rolex Rangers Ride. The two will be joined by other Rangers--all government information technology (IT) professionals--as the group embarks on its journey to this year's Industry Advisory Council's (IAC) Executive Leadership Conference (ELC), October 24-26 in Hershey, PA, via their transportation vehicles of choice--Harley-Davidsons.
Various IT industry leaders and government executives will converge at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 23rd at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Road in McLean, Va. After breakfast and a pre-ride briefing, the Rangers will set out on their journey at 9:00 a.m., which includes a detour for lunch at Battlefield Harley in Gettysburg, Pa. The Rangers expect to reach Hershey by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Erie Researchers Study Radar Security for Great Lakes
The Center for eBusiness & Advanced Information Technology Prsident Susan Breon finds that the Great Lakes borders are weak spots in nation security. The agency is looking into whether ships could be effectively tracked on the waterways with low-cost commercial radar. The first phase of testing will be accomplished by the agency and researchers from Penn State-Behrend and Mercyhurst College with a $50,00 seed grant. Source: The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).
News of the Weird: Bizarre but true stories about real people. For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLv0An
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This Week
Pennsylvania Doubles Clean Electricity Buy
West Virginia Funds Computing Effort Border Patrol Links to FBI Records New York to Adopt Aggressive Renewables Standard Rolex Rangers Ride Again Erie Researchers Study Radar Security for Great Lakes News of The Weird
Pennsylvania Doubles Clean Electricity Buy
Pennsylvania has doubled its purchase of electricity from cleaner sources to 10 percent, Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen McGinty said Thursday. She announced the 10 percent purchase at PennFuture's fifth annual GreenPower: Turn It On! awards ceremony.
For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLq0Ai
Advertisement
Crown Equipment designs, manufactures, distributes, services, and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value. Electric lift trucks range from hand pallet trucks to very narrow-aisle (VNA) turret trucks. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLr0Aj
West Virginia Funds Computing Effort
Taking a significant lead in technology innovation, the State of West Virginia has authorized funding through its Economic Development Authority to develop the first state sponsored open public Internet grid computing effort.
For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLs0Ak
News
Border Patrol Links to FBI Records
The federal government has supplied electronic fingerprint readers and software to all 136 Border Patrol stations nationwide and about one-third of the country's ports of entry to allow personnel to access FBI records within minutes. The system was installed from Oct. 1, 2003 to Aug. 31, 2004, during which time Border Patrol arrested 8,005 criminal suspects attempting to come into the United States. According to Robert C. Bonner, commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, none of the arrests were related to terrorism, but were related to crimes such as murder, kidnapping, assault, sexual assault, robbery, and drugs. Source: The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).
New York to Adopt Aggressive Renewables Standard
The New York State Public Service Commission voted to adopt a renewable energy policy designed to increase the proportion of renewable-generated electricity sold to consumers in the state to at least 25 percent by 2013. The new Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program would entail the addition of approximately 3,700 megawatts of renewable capacity. By 2013, the program would reduce air emissions statewide by an estimated 6.8 percent for nitrogen oxides (NOx), 5.9 percent for sulfur dioxide (SO2), and 7.7 percent for carbon dioxide (CO2).
The program, to be funded by a surcharge on consumers' electric bills, will consist of two tiers of eligible resources: a 'main tier' consisting of medium-to-large-scale electric generation facilities, and a 'customer-sited tier' consisting of smaller, on-site technologies such as fuel cells, photovoltaic installations, or wind generators. For more information on the new program, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLt0Al
Advertisement
Verizon Wireless offers voice and data solutions to Government Agencies. To find out more, visit the Verizon Wireless website at http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLu0Am or contact their Federal Supply Schedule Support Line at 1-800-561-6227.
Rolex Rangers Ride Again
Trading in suits and ties for riding gear, Barry West, chief information officer for the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Marc Zoellner, vice president of ICF Consulting, are continuing the tradition they began last year known as the Rolex Rangers Ride. The two will be joined by other Rangers--all government information technology (IT) professionals--as the group embarks on its journey to this year's Industry Advisory Council's (IAC) Executive Leadership Conference (ELC), October 24-26 in Hershey, PA, via their transportation vehicles of choice--Harley-Davidsons.
Various IT industry leaders and government executives will converge at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 23rd at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Road in McLean, Va. After breakfast and a pre-ride briefing, the Rangers will set out on their journey at 9:00 a.m., which includes a detour for lunch at Battlefield Harley in Gettysburg, Pa. The Rangers expect to reach Hershey by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Erie Researchers Study Radar Security for Great Lakes
The Center for eBusiness & Advanced Information Technology Prsident Susan Breon finds that the Great Lakes borders are weak spots in nation security. The agency is looking into whether ships could be effectively tracked on the waterways with low-cost commercial radar. The first phase of testing will be accomplished by the agency and researchers from Penn State-Behrend and Mercyhurst College with a $50,00 seed grant. Source: The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).
News of the Weird: Bizarre but true stories about real people. For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLv0An
Links
GPN Adds New E-Cards
Visit the Govdeck http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLw0Ao to view an enhanced, electronic version of GPN's familiar "action card" deck. Click on a card of interest and link directly to vendor's Web site or click the "Learn More" button and link directly to vendor's e-mail address.
C & H Distributors provide a fast, efficient way to purchase shelving, cabinets, packaging and shipping products, or office furniture. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLx0Ap
Strong Hold offers heavy-duty, 12-gauge steel cabinets, tables, and desks with 14-gauge shelves. The strongest storage units available. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLy0Aq
Fargo Electronics - The World's Leader in Card Identity Solutions. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BL130AE
KEG Technologies, Inc. - Sewer Cleaning Equipment for Experts. For toll-free information, phone: 866-595-0515 or fax: 866-595-0517. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BMLz0Ar
Swenson Spreader provides Snow and Ice Control equipment designed to minimize downtime, increase productivity and most importantly - improve your bottom line. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/ehto0D8eaH0JQA0BML10Ae
You may qualify for a FREE Magazine Subscription
Complimentary subscriptions to Government Product News, a product-driven resource, and Government PROcurement, editorial targeting the public sector purchasing professional are available to those who qualify.
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