DEFENSE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPING NEW GREEN PROCUREMENT POLICY

The Defense Department is close to finalizing a new policy on so-called green procurement, reiterating the military's requirement under several laws and executive orders to buy a range of environmentally friendly products, and outlining a strategy for meeting those requirements along with metrics for measuring progress. The policy -- which focuses on implementing a system necessary to make green procurement work rather than detailing all the legal requirements -- marks the first time a federal agency has put forth this...