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Shale EnviroSafe Conference and Exhibition

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Originally posted on AOL Energy

Hydraulic fracturing is likely to be a US election issue and the timing of the Shale EnviroSafe Conference & Exhibition directly after the November 6th vote should make the event that much more interesting because the next administration will have been identified.

Surface and groundwater issues, emissions, construction vehicle traffic and even earthquakes have all become part of the fracking debate and things the oil and gas industry seeks to address. New initiatives like FracFocus.org are one example of how companies are responding to critics. Recycling produced water has become an area of technological advancement designed to address water issues associated with fracking. Companies working on this technology will be attending the EnviroSafe conference, along with regulators, service companies and contractors who will all be looking to discuss their EH&S solutions, tools and new technology.

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Bloomberg Government, Event Farm to Launch Convention Apps

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Originally posted by Market Watch

my2012Tampa and my2012Charlotte Will Connect Convention Goers Allowing Them to Swap Tickets, Explore Host Cities and Socially Connect on the Fly

WASHINGTON (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bloomberg Government and Event Farm today announced they have joined forces to launch my2012Tampa and my2012Charlotte mobile applications which will transform how invitations to private events at the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions are distributed and traded.

The my2012Tampa and my2012Charlotte apps will simplify event ticketing at the conventions for both attendees and event producers. Attendees can manage, distribute and trade tickets from their smartphones in real-time and event producers will be able to allocate invitations and manage event ticketing electronically.

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GSA Cutting 8,000 Contracts

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Originally posted on GSA Focus

The GSA announced on June 7, 2012 that they are cutting 8,000 contracts from the GSA Schedule. The GSA is cutting contracts where outdated items are rarely purchased by the federal government (typewriters, photographic equipment, etc).  Keeping these schedules open was costing the GSA $24 million dollars annually as each schedule is reported to have cost $3,000 per year.  This cost is regardless of whether there was any business activity in those schedules, and there was likely not enough activity to justify keeping them open.

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Senator ‘sickened’ by new GSA controversy

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Originally posted by Charles S. Clark on Government Executive
Leaders of the key Senate panel overseeing the General Services Administration responded to news of another conference featuring questionable spending by releasing a redacted version of a letter from the acting GSA chief summarizing progress on his "top-to-bottom" review of the troubled agency's management procedures.

"At a time when Congress must make the toughest budget choices we have ever made, I am sickened to hear more stories about the reckless disregard GSA shows for taxpayer dollars," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, after House Republicans revealed details of a November 2010 Federal Acquisition Service conference held in Arlington, Va.

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GSA blasted for another over-the-top 2010 conference

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Originally posted by Government Executive

The General Services Administration staged a one-day awards conference at two hotels in Arlington, Va., in November 2010 at which some 200 guests were treated to gifts such as time-and-temperature picture frames and drumsticks, according to GSA inspector general figures House Republicans on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released Thursday.  The estimated total cost of the conference was $268,732.

"It's another sad day for taxpayers, another for an out-of-control agency," Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the panel, said at a hastily called press conference to announce a congressional investigation into the matter. "This makes everyone's blood boil among members of Congress and the public."
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