Transportation seeks partners to help assess network security
The Transportation Department is seeking partners to help it test the resilience of air and ground transportation systems against cybersecurity threats, Nextgov reported. The call for partners comes as lawmakers have warned that the government must be proactive against attacks to the nation's physical infrastructure.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=VyDif_E_9_A:5_7DFjDwqSc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Agencies will need to share spectrum with private sector, NTIA says
An official with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration told congressional staffers this week that government agencies can't be expected to use spectrum as efficiently as private companies, Nextgov reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=JAS51_dGipA:BTQbOy-kUHA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Head of VA Acquisition Academy to step down
Lisa Doyle, chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy, is leaving her position in June to become the new vice president of learning and development at Lowe's Co., Federal Computer Week reported. Doyle opened the academy in 2008 as a school focused specifically on acquisition interns. It has grown to a school of multiple courses of training, including program management.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=gfcpPLAhLDg:j-CM4OTSb6U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
VA's Jan Frye stirs debate with reverse auction explanation
When the Veterans Affairs Department's Jan Frye temporarily halted and then re-established the reverse auction method for buying commodities and services, he explained that his issue was that contracting officers might be putting too much reliance on private company FedBid, which runs the auctions, Federal Computer Week reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=cIZ_qQjYJkc:Tj_CIWi5Wv8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
USPS to start closing plants in August
The U.S. Postal Service will start consolidating its mail sorting facilities in August and spread the closing of 229 locations over the course of the next two years. When completed, the consolidations will eliminate 28,000 jobs and save the Postal Service $1.2 billion a year. The Postal Service will close 140 facilities through February 2013 and an additional 89 facilities in 2014.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=n6DrbiqufDk:QhsKWlBQJC8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Why the new F-22 restrictions ring hollow
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has slapped restrictions on the Air Force's F-22 fighter fleet amid safety concerns, but insiders say they aren't that confining, according to U.S. News &amp; World Report. Spurred by warnings after nearly a dozen cases of pilots losing consciousness mid-flight, Panetta has restricted the distances the advanced jets can fly and ordered a fleet-wide installation of an automatic backup oxygen system. Panetta stopped short, though, of grounding the entire fleet of 188...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=u-F3r5uPS6k:VNdbzL6ZO8I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
CSC loses $158 million in 'very poor' quarter
Falls Church-based Computer Sciences Corp. fell into the red in its latest quarter, one which CEO Mike Lawrie candidly described as "very poor." CSC posted a net loss of $158 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, in the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter ended March 30. That compares with net income of $171 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, in the year-ago period, the company said in a statement released Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=0F2KWuUCcfE:Fa6oOigSKlo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
USAF chief raps report on cutting nuke arsenal
The top uniformed U.S. Air Force official criticized a report conducted by former Marine Gen. James Cartwright, who oversaw the U.S. military?s nuclear weapons during his military career and retired last year as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that recommends the U.S. reduce its nuclear stockpile, Defense News reported. The study called for cutting the strategic nuclear stockpile to 900 warheads. The report also calls for eliminating U.S.-based intercontinental ballistic missiles,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=iGq1LGO8uUw:u23K2wP-GAY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Senate committee approves OFPP nominee, four other bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee nearly unanimously approved Joe Jordan as the next administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, with the nomination now going to a vote of the full Senate, Federal News Radio reported. The committee also approved the Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting Act.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=XAu2Qq3AlCk:3yTqKDXlGOI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Northrop Grumman tests out new 13.3 kW 'Gamma' laser cannon
Northrop Grumman Corp. has test-fired its next-generation Firestrick solid-state laser, called Gamma, to get a better idea of its potential as a weapon, Mobile Magazine reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?i=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_washington?a=2XrZ2O-gTyc:cclcnZcQ5YE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_washington?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>


First hackathon offers prizes in addition to VC exposure
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/mark-anderson/keyboard_fingers_hackathon_315*100.jpg?v=1'>The Cereal Hack set for Sacramento at beginning of June has more has $1,000 available in prizes for its participants. A hackathon is an event where small groups are assembled into teams to create, develop and deliver an application after many hours of non-stop effort. As I wrote in the May 11 print edition, it is thought to be the first large-scale open hackathon in Sacramento, but hackathons are a growing trend across the country. The events are big in Silicon Valley, where companies literally...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=VImAgkGyGI8:lE7wWEqXzTs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=VImAgkGyGI8:lE7wWEqXzTs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=VImAgkGyGI8:lE7wWEqXzTs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=VImAgkGyGI8:lE7wWEqXzTs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=VImAgkGyGI8:lE7wWEqXzTs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=VImAgkGyGI8:lE7wWEqXzTs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
HP planning 25,000 to 30,000 job cuts
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/denver/news/HewlettPackardHPLogoWeb2*100.jpg?v=1'>Hewlett-Packard Co. will reportedly announce plans to cut between 25,000 and 30,000 jobs over the next year or so when it posts earnings next week. Reports that cite unnamed sources on AllThingsDigital, Bloomberg and Business Insider vary on the size of the work force reduction at Palo Alto-based HP (NYSE: HPQ). The restructuring will reportedly include a number of voluntary retirement packages, with AllThingsDigital putting that number at about 5,000 people. Business Insider reported that its...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=y4bkdIC60Pw:JfYuDkN4Nn4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=y4bkdIC60Pw:JfYuDkN4Nn4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=y4bkdIC60Pw:JfYuDkN4Nn4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=y4bkdIC60Pw:JfYuDkN4Nn4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=y4bkdIC60Pw:JfYuDkN4Nn4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=y4bkdIC60Pw:JfYuDkN4Nn4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Micron stock jumps after chip order reports
Reports that Apple Inc. is making large chip orders with Elpida Memory Inc. have spiked interest in Micron Technology Inc.?s stock. Micron was one of the most actively traded stocks today, according to the Associated Press . Micron (NASDAQ: MU) last week won the exclusive right to purchase Elpida Memory of Japan for 200 billion Yen, or $2.5 billion. Debt forced Japanese chip maker Elpida to file bankruptcy protection in February. As part of the deal, Micron will keep two factories in Japan....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=RL_JfyDa408:9KobNlcx6hA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=RL_JfyDa408:9KobNlcx6hA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=RL_JfyDa408:9KobNlcx6hA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=RL_JfyDa408:9KobNlcx6hA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=RL_JfyDa408:9KobNlcx6hA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=RL_JfyDa408:9KobNlcx6hA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Rackwise extends contract with Stanford accelerator
Rackwise Inc. signed a renewal and expansion of its contract with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, The Stanford Linear Accelerator is operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy. The particle research laboratory has been using Rackwise data center infrastructure management since 2009, and it is expanding its use of the software to model power use. Rackwise (OTC: RACK.OB) is based in Folsom. The company moved its headquarters this month from San Francisco. ?We...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=2SzTnOC-dY8:FKFmTuMyjIM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=2SzTnOC-dY8:FKFmTuMyjIM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=2SzTnOC-dY8:FKFmTuMyjIM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=2SzTnOC-dY8:FKFmTuMyjIM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=2SzTnOC-dY8:FKFmTuMyjIM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=2SzTnOC-dY8:FKFmTuMyjIM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
ED GOLDMAN: An unethical budget move?
Quibbles &amp; Bits ? Did your parents ever send you to the store with a detailed list of what you were supposed to buy and the money to do so? And if so, did you follow their instructions ? or did you do what California and several other states are trying to do: use the dough for something else? As is being reported everywhere, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing to use the $400 million the banking industry coughed up in our direction not to provide mortgage relief and reduce home foreclosures, as...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=Q__S3dwM5rs:RYHeqRk5wJ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=Q__S3dwM5rs:RYHeqRk5wJ4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=Q__S3dwM5rs:RYHeqRk5wJ4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=Q__S3dwM5rs:RYHeqRk5wJ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=Q__S3dwM5rs:RYHeqRk5wJ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=Q__S3dwM5rs:RYHeqRk5wJ4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Reports: Energy efficiency should pay off for state
As California policymakers discuss how to spend revenue generated by the state?s soon-to-be-launched carbon market, four related studies providing legal and economic analysis of different investment scenarios were released late Wednesday, Melanie Turner writes. How the money is spent will have implications for the state?s economy and future, said F. Noel Perry, businessman and founder of Next 10, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization which commissioned the four studies. ....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=QKb-vIAsD9A:cZrb7QLIg_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=QKb-vIAsD9A:cZrb7QLIg_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=QKb-vIAsD9A:cZrb7QLIg_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=QKb-vIAsD9A:cZrb7QLIg_Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=QKb-vIAsD9A:cZrb7QLIg_Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=QKb-vIAsD9A:cZrb7QLIg_Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Sutter gold mine slideshow
Officials with Sutter Gold Mining Inc. recently officially kicked off construction at a gold mill expected to go online later this year at the Lincoln Mine. Staff writer Mark Anderson has a slideshow of photos from the event, including workers actually breaking apart rock. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=niAst_7DUHo:OA0dsbgvHo4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=niAst_7DUHo:OA0dsbgvHo4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=niAst_7DUHo:OA0dsbgvHo4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=niAst_7DUHo:OA0dsbgvHo4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=niAst_7DUHo:OA0dsbgvHo4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=niAst_7DUHo:OA0dsbgvHo4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Capital Public Radio hires state government reporter
Capital Public Radio has hired longtime journalist Amy Quinton to fill a state government reporter position, the news and information organization announced Wednesday, Melanie Turner writes on the media beat. Quinton comes from New Hampshire Public Radio, where she was an environmental reporter and interim news director. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=LL1e2PQurS8:CejmaUpAV0Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=LL1e2PQurS8:CejmaUpAV0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=LL1e2PQurS8:CejmaUpAV0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=LL1e2PQurS8:CejmaUpAV0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=LL1e2PQurS8:CejmaUpAV0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=LL1e2PQurS8:CejmaUpAV0Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Upscale online pet retailer debuts in Rocklin
An online, upscale pet retailer is opening its first bricks-and-mortar store in Rocklin today. PoshPuppyBoutique.com customers can pick up their online purchases as well as shop in the store, according to the company. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=iW0PLSsIMFo:vTzMpN8crgE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=iW0PLSsIMFo:vTzMpN8crgE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=iW0PLSsIMFo:vTzMpN8crgE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=iW0PLSsIMFo:vTzMpN8crgE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=iW0PLSsIMFo:vTzMpN8crgE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=iW0PLSsIMFo:vTzMpN8crgE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
State new jobless claims rise; nation's stay steady
The number of people filing new jobless claims across the country was stagnant at 370,000, with no change from the previous week, according to a weekly report from the U.S. Department of Labor. California, however, saw an increase in new claims of 1,613. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=D_tqjBglhNU:eEABMIiV8nE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=D_tqjBglhNU:eEABMIiV8nE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=D_tqjBglhNU:eEABMIiV8nE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=D_tqjBglhNU:eEABMIiV8nE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?i=D_tqjBglhNU:eEABMIiV8nE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?a=D_tqjBglhNU:eEABMIiV8nE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_sacramento?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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