Take it to the bank: Guaranteed savings in public facilities energy projects
As public facilities managers look for ways to reduce energy consumption in existing buildings, many are upgrading HVAC equipment and control systems, lighting, insulation, plumbing, and integrating renewable energy sources. ...
Legislation introduced to repeal 3 percent withholding provision
Bills have been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to repeal the 3 percent withholding provision. The provision mandates that federal, state, and local governments with expenditures of more than $100 million withhold for tax purposes 3 percent of payments for products and services valued at more than $10,000....
GSA selects recipients of Evergreen environmental award
Four businesses, Steelcase Inc., Shaw Industries Group Inc., SimplexGrinnell and Play Mart Inc., have won GSA Evergreen Awards. The award recognizes the efforts of partners who do business in an environmentally friendly way....
Choose from a bounty of public facilities meetings in 2011
Several conferences for public facilities managers are scheduled for 2011, including the U.S. Green Building Council's Government Summit 2011 and International Facility Management Association's World Workplace 2011....
Pierce truck rescue crews get unrestricted view as they approach incident
Pierce Manufacturing's newly unveiled DASH CF (cab forward) offers greater space in the driver and officer area, more shoulder and elbow room in the back of the cab and greater visibility on all three sides of the cab....
Establishing a bedbug monitoring program: Monitoring device options for successful intervention
Considering the widespread nature of today's bedbug infestations, it is not surprising that a variety of monitoring options are being used. One of the newest methods involves the distribution of matchbook-sized insect monitors that specifically target bedbugs....
Troy University's MPA program offers learning options
As part of Govpro.com's series on MPA programs and their importance to government administrators, Govpro.com talked to Ellen Rosell, an associate professor and MPA program director at Troy University. All courses for Troy's MPA degree are available online....
More price hikes hit public sector
Contech Construction Products and Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) have announced price increases for products that local and state governments often buy — steel products and truck and bus radial tires respectively....
Municipal broadband spawns mobile government applications galore
Some cities and counties seized the opportunity to manage their own municipal wireless broadband networks when commercial operators failed. They created efficiencies and increased the mobile government tools available to public safety, utility and public transportation agencies....
Bird control tips for government agencies
Cameron Riddell, president of Bird Barrier America, Inc., offers his advice for local and state government officials on how and where to start if their community or facility has a bird problem....
Conclusions differ over whether federal salaries keep pace with private sector pay
Salaries of U.S.federal workers are lagging behind their private-sector peers by an average of 2.1 percent, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis. However, Bruce Fenton, president and founder of Atlantic Financial Inc., does not believe that federal pay lags private sector salaries....
Expert advice for government purchasers as they prepare an RFP
Michael Asner helps government officials (usually auditors or procurement executives) and lawyers deal with procurement and request for proposal (RFP) issues. The following is a brief checklist of RFP lessons that Asner offers....
GovSec to explore the evolving threats of cyberterrorism and cybercrime
At the Government Security Conference and Expo (GovSec) and the U.S. Law Conference and Exposition, more than 6,000 government technology experts and law enforcement officials will get the tools and training needed to be the public's first line of defense against terrorism....
Tips and trends for staging a government auction in 2011
Governments are raising revenue in 2011 through auctions, including police impound, state surplus property, GSA Auctions or sheriff's sales. Govpro.com got some tips on staging government auctions and trends in 2011 from Rich Schur of Schur Success Auction & Appraisal....
Golden State's ARB announces second year of grants for hybrid trucks, buses
California's Air Resources Board is awarding grants totaling $19 million to fleets for hybrid vehicle technology that reduces formation of smog and greenhouse gas emissions....
Various groups weigh in on public sector pension debate
The battle over public sector pension plans has become a proxy for the most acrimonious debate in recent years on the financial health of state and local governments, and the wages and benefits paid to their employees....
No shortage of grounds maintenance events in 2011
Calendars are filling up fast with grounds maintenance expos and other events in 2011, including the National Lawn & Garden Show, the 2nd Annual U.S. Open at STA-BIL Nationals Weekend, and the Green Industry and Equipment Expo....
Fleet management trade show is just around the corner
Next month, from April 9-12, the NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) stages the NAFA 2011 Institute & Expo (I&E) in Charlotte, N.C., at the Charlotte Convention Center....
Top 21-25 Stories of 2010
Continuing our previous 2010 Top 10 ranking and 11-20 ranking, here's a brief rundown of some of the most-read stories that appeared on the GovPro.com website in the past year....
State, local governments can earn Web 2.0 awards from PTI
To recognize state and local governments for excellence in the field of Web 2.0, the Public Technology Institute has launched the "Web 2.0 State & Local Government Awards & Recognition Program."...
Establishing a bedbug monitoring program: Understanding the bugs for successful intervention
Aside from understanding bedbug preferences and the spaces they like to inhabit, there is a valuable benefit in understanding their physical makeup, as well. The following is the second in a three-part series on bedbugs and how to defend against them in government facilities....
How to stage a government auction
Auctions — police impound, state surplus property, GSA auctions or sheriff's sales — are one way governments are raising needed revenue. Govpro.com got some pointers on staging government auctions from Rich Schur of Schur Success Auction & Appraisal....
Keeping Newport Beach's birds at bay
Newport Beach, Calif., recently had its hands full with a pesky bird problem. The city sought help from Antimite Termite and Pest Control to rid pigeons and sparrows from a maintenance yard....
Work Truck Show rolls into Indianapolis, March 8-10
Government fleet managers and other trucking professionals will find new products, workshops on green technologies and more at the 2011 Work Truck Show, March 8-10 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis....
Rumbler siren system clears intersections for Big Apple police fleet
New York is the latest of about 40 police departments around the U.S. that are putting the bass-thumping Rumbler siren in its fleet of cruisers. The siren gets the attention of distracted drivers on cell phones and is designed to grab motorists' attention....
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