| February 2006 |
Aerial Delivery, "AbilityOne
Program Ensures Safe Landing"
U.S. Warfighters are the most rapidly deployed forces worldwide,
owing, in part to the success of the Army’s logistics chain
in safely and securely delivering necessary supplies and equipment
to our troops in-theater. |
| March 22, 2003 |
The Miami Herald "At
Goodwill, workers proud of role in the U.S. war effort"
Gen. Tommy Franks is a fan of their work. A quarter of the two
million uniformed U.S. soldiers standing tall around the world
also use their products, but so far only the general directing
the U.S. Army invasion of Iraq has taken the time to send a
thank-you note. |
| October 18, 2002 |
Government Executive
"Poll
finds public support for agency purchases from blind, disabled"
Americans strongly support the federal government’s policy of
purchasing goods and services from blind and disabled workers,
according to a new survey. |
| July 2002 |
Federal Times,
"Bundling
Obscures Program Supporting Disabled Workers" Contract
bundling, the practice of combining two or more requirements
into a single contract, has become increasingly popular over
the past decade as a result of reductions in the acquisition
work force and cuts in spending. Contract bundling has become
a way to decrease administrative transaction costs and, in theory,
yield savings. |
| November 2, 2001 |
SHAW LINK, "Shaw
Shows Appreciation to JWOD Employees" The Shaw community
showed its gratitude to many of its contract employees Friday
with the 2nd annual Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program Picnic at Pavillion
Park.
|
| September/October
2001 |
DLA Dimensions Magazine, "DLA,
NIB Sign Agreement to Provide Employment for Agency"
The Defense Logistics Agency and the National Industries for
the Blind have teamed up in an arrangement that could result
in as much as 20 percent of the Agency's workforce being populated
by blind or disabled people within the next two decades. |
| August 10, 2001 |
Government Executive, "Defense
Logistics Agency Taps Blind and Disabled Workers"
Thousands of blind and disabled workers could find jobs at
the Defense Logistics Agency under a new agreement signed
with the National Industries for the Blind (NIB). |
| April 2001 |
Contract Management,
"Greening
the Government"
|
| November 01, 2000 |
Government Executive,
"Bootstrap
Business"
Leaders of the blind and disabled groups who sell goods and
services to federal agencies are struggling to adjust to the
new federal procurement arena.
|
| August 22, 2000 |
Government Executive,
"Agencies
Join Forces to Promote Green Government"
Two federal agencies have joined forces with the Javits-Wagner-O'Day
(JWOD) program to promote purchasing that's beneficial to the
environment and to the blind and disabled communities, JWOD
officials announced Monday.
|
| June 12, 2000 |
Government Executive, "E-Invasion
"
That giant buzzing you've been hearing recently is the sound
of Internet dot.coms swarming the government market.
|
| April 3, 2000 |
Government Executive, "President
Tells Agencies to Buy from Disabled"
Agency leaders need to make sure their employees are buying
products and services from the blind and disabled through the
federal Javits-Wagner-O'Day program, President Clinton said
in an executive memo issued last week.
|
| April 2000 |
Government Executive, "Tapping
a Unique Labor Pool"
"Our People Work" is the motto at Fairfax Opportunities
Unlimited (FOU), a nonprofit organization in Alexandria, Va.
If you live in the Washington area you may have seen one of
its vans taking employees to work, as I did the other day.
|
| April 2000 |
Government Executive,
"Helping
the Disabled Work"
In an interview with Government Executive, Beverly Milkman,
former executive director of the Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, discussed the challenges
facing the blind and disabled and what government can do to
help.
|
| March 27, 2000 |
Government Executive,
"Blind,
disabled programs ready for warehouse shutdowns "
The shutdown of six General Services Administration warehouses
will not have as much of an impact on blind and disabled workers
as originally thought, since affected groups have had time to
adjust and because GSA has been working to minimize adverse
effects on such groups, according to stakeholders.
|
| Winter 2000 |
EPP Update, "The
Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program: Helping Federal Customers
Achieve Environmental Goals While Generating Employment for
People Who Are Blind or Have Other Severe Disabilities"
|
| January 18, 2000 |
Government Executive,
"Feeling
the Consequences of Procurement Reform"
The headline in the Washington Times last October was,
to say the least, provocative: "GSA Plan to Shut Warehouses
May Put Blind Out of Work."
|
| January 11, 2000 |
Government Executive,
"Web
Site Offers Products from Disabled Workers"
Federal procurement officials have a new tool for buying office
products and staying in compliance with laws aimed at helping
disabled workers: JWOD.com. |
| December 1999 |
Contract Management,
"The
Fundamentals of Outsourcing with the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program" |
| October 04, 1999 |
Government Executive,
"GSA
commits to help blind, disabled workers"
The General Services Administration has announced tentative
plans to shore up the federal program that purchases products
made by blind and disabled workers, who could be thrown out
of work by GSA's decision to close several supply warehouses. |
| Fall 1999 |
Closing the Circle
News, "Doing
the Right Thing: How the Military Services Support Employment
of People with Disabilities While Meeting EO1301 Requirements"
|
| June 1999 |
Acquisition Research
Symposium Proceedings: Acquisition Reform-A Revolution in Business
Affairs, "JWOD-Is
it the Right Thing to Do?" |
| March 1999 |
Contract Management,
"Innovative
Contracting Strategies Generate Employment for an Underutilized
Population through the JWOD Program" |
| Spring 1999 |
Closing the Circle
News, "How
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program Strives to Produce, Promote
and Provide Environmentally Friendly Products and Services to
Federal Customers"
|
Spring 1998
|
American Rehabilitation
Magazine "The
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program: A Source of Viable Employment and
Training Options for Americans with Severe Disabilities" |
