Federal Manager's Daily Report Friday, September 17, 2004 Published by FEDweek, the federal government's largest information resource with now over one million weekly readers to its electronic newsletters.
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DoD Announces Green Procurement Policy The Department of Defense has announced a new environmentally friendly procurement policy, affirming "100 percent compliance with federal laws and executive orders," requiring purchase of green products and services, and outlining a strategy to meet those requirements and establish metrics for progress. It said the policy reflects, "its commitment to the environment and its position that simply complying with environmental laws and regulations is not enough." "Employing the department's purchasing power to conserve energy and natural resources can have a substantial positive impact on the long-term sustainability of the DoD mission and its facilities, as well as our nation as a whole," said Ray DuBois, deputy under secretary of defense for installations and environment. Success depends on a partnership between "environmental and procurement communities across DoD," it said. Deidre Lee, director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, said, "The green procurement program is designed to enhance and sustain mission readiness through cost effective acquisition that not only meets regulatory requirements, but also reduces resource consumption and waste generation. Our new policy calls for procurement and environmental organizations across the department to assist purchasers in making the right decisions that result in cost effective, mission-enabling and environmentally sound purchases." 2. NIH Using Loan Repayment Program to Drive Research, Offers $35K Per Year The National Institutes of Health has announced that its student loan repayment program can repay up to $35,000 for health professionals pursuing careers in clinical, pediatric, contraception and infertility, or health disparities research. "The NIH Loan Repayment Programs is one of our nation's most significant efforts to ensure a solid foundation of clinical, pediatric, contraception and infertility, and health disparities research professionals for the next generation," said Ruth Kirschstein, M.D., Senior Advisor to the Director, NIH -- adding that programs are also a way for researchers to start a career unfettered by debt. Only doctoral-level candidates eligible, and they must devote 50 percent of their time to non-profit or government funded research, and have student loans exceeding 20 percent of their institutional base salary, said NIH. It said U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents may apply, and that its five loan repayment programs are the Clinical Research LRP, Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds LRP, Contraception and Infertility Research LRP, Health Disparities LRP, and Pediatric Research LRP. All applications for 2005 awards are due December 15. To learn more, go to: www.lrp.nih.gov. 3. Course: Managing Project Managers The Office of Personnel Management has scheduled a "specialty" course for Oct. 19 - 21 for executives and program managers charged with managing project managers and multiple projects to achieve the strategic objectives of the organization. Given at the Western Management Development Center in Denver, "Managing Project Managers, Specialty Course," focuses on portfolio management, strategic project planning and leadership skills required to support a dynamic and successful project environment, in order to enable participants to successfully manage project managers and a portfolio of projects. Major topics include creating a healthy project culture as well as portfolio management, strategic project planning, financial and risk analysis, reporting and communication systems. Participants are requested to bring their portfolio of projects to class in order to gain the most benefit from in class activities. 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