Share:

 


Labor, environment groups push 'green' broadband

Read ArticleThe Washington Post: MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy expects to issue a request for proposals for 10 new shallow-water warships within weeks, a top Navy official said on Monday.

WBCSD: Reuters - Labor and environmental groups joined with the U.S. government on Thursday to promote high speed Internet access and related technologies to create green jobs and help lift the United States out of recession.

"In the same way that building the interstate freeway system brought the United States out of the post-World War Two recession ... a clean energy economy is exactly what we need in recession-bound America to put people back to work," said David Foster, executive director of Blue Green Alliance, an organization of unions and environmental groups.    Read Article

More Articles

 

Related Blogs

    i360Gov

    Award-winning government policy, business, and technology news and analysis delivered to your inbox. Sign up for your free subscription today!

     

 
 

Say What?

"If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month."

- Theodore Roosevelt

Upcoming Live Webcasts

Government Collaboration Best Practices:  Improve your information sharing within and across agencies

Attend this informative webcast on Wednesday, February 17 at 2:00pm ET to learn about key trends and future advances in information sharing, regulatory drivers and inhibitors, and information sharing tips and best practices.  REGISTER NOW

 

Are You Ready?: Ensuring Business Continuity In Case of Emergency  

View this informative webcast to learn how to keep your agency up and running during times of emergency with secure and reliable access to vital agency information assets and networks.  DOWNLOAD NOW