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      <title>COMPETITIVE BIDDING SLASHES STATE RECORDS-MANAGEMENT COSTS BY 70%</title>
      <description>The newly awarded contract, projected to save taxpayers $3.5 million over five years, is available for use by all state government branches and municipalities.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As part of continuing state cost-cutting initiatives, a contract awarded to Capital Records Management Center Inc....</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=3488</link>
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      <title>STATE PURCHASING OFFICIALS APPLAUD RULING ON EMISSIONS CONTRACT</title>
      <description>PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In what state purchasing officials are describing as an historic victory for taxpayers, Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein today upheld the state's awarding of a multi-year automobile emissions-testing program, which is projected to save Rhode Island automobile owners some $</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=3453</link>
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      <title>The State of Rhode Island Issues a Tentative Award for Express Mail Services</title>
      <description>In an effort to save thousands of taxpayer dollars at the state and local level, the State issued a tentative award to Federal Express for express mail service.  In the spirit of the Governor's "Fiscal Fitness" initiative to provide efficient government to the Rhode Island taxpayer, the State's...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=3233</link>
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      <title>STATE ANNOUNCES 28,000 PROFESSIONAL LICENSE HOLDERS ELIGIBLE FOR "E-LICENSING"</title>
      <description>Since March 2006 over 45,600 professional license holders have been offered "E-Licensing" options for the renewal of over 100 different license types in 20 different licensing categories.

PROVIDENCE—The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training Director Adelita S. Orefice and the Governor's...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=3229</link>
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      <title>GOVERNOR CARCIERI ANNOUNCES NEW EMISSIONS TESTING CONTRACT THAT WILL SAVE $15 MILLION</title>
      <description>Competitive Bidding Yields Big Savings
Carcieri Proposes Passing Savings to Rhode Island Drivers

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that his Fiscal Fitness team, part of the Governor's Big Audit, has saved another $15 million over five years by awarding the statewide Emissions and...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=2934</link>
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      <title>STATE FISCAL FITNESS TEAM ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER VENDOR TRAINING WORKSHOP</title>
      <description>Training Will Highlight Improvements
To State Purchasing Processes

"Open for Business"
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Crowne Plaza Hotel
801 Greenwich Avenue,  Warwick, RI

Governor Donald L. Carcieri's Fiscal Fitness team, the Rhode Island Economic Development...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=2730</link>
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      <title>STATE TO SLASH WIRELESS PHONE BILL 25% BY CONSOLIDATING ACCOUNTS SAVINGS PROJECTED TO BE $124,000 EACH YEAR</title>
      <description>NEWS RELEASE
RI Department of Administration
Fiscal Fitness Program
One Capitol Hill
Providence, Rhode Island 02908
Contact: Dan Majcher 222-5078

STATE TO SLASH WIRELESS PHONE BILL 25% BY CONSOLIDATING ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS PROJECTED TO BE $124,000 EACH YEAR

PROVIDENCE—As a result of...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=2187</link>
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      <title>GOVERNOR'S FISCAL FITNESS TEAM SHARES COST-SAVING STRATEGIES WITH MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS</title>
      <description>NEWS
Office of the Governor
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, State House, Providence, RI 02903
www.governor.ri.gov


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE					CONTACT:	Jeff Neal
Thursday, May 30, 2006								222-8290

GOVERNOR'S FISCAL FITNESS TEAM SHARES COST-SAVING STRATEGIES WITH...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=2040</link>
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      <title>The Governor's Fiscal Fitness Program Spearheads Effort to Implement Electronic Records Storage in Rhode Island</title>
      <description>NEWS
Office of the Governor
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, State House, Providence, RI 02903
www.governor.ri.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE				CONTACT:	Brian Stern
Monday, May 8, 2006								(401) 222-8337

The Governor's Fiscal Fitness Program Spearheads Effort to Implement...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=1905</link>
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      <title>Real Estate Agents Can Renew Licenses Online</title>
      <description>NEWS
Office of the Governor
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, State House, Providence, RI 02903
www.governor.ri.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE					CONTACT:	Jeff Neal
Tuesday, April 18, 2006								222-8290

REAL ESTATE AGENTS CAN RENEW LICENSES ONLINE
New Service Stems from...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=1778</link>
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      <title>THE GOVERNOR'S FISCAL FITNESS ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL $62,056 IN SAVINGS FROM REVERSE AUCTIONS</title>
      <description>NEWS
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence, RI 02908
www.fiscalfitness.ri.gov

CONTACT:	Dan Majcher
		(401)222-5078

THE GOVERNOR'S FISCAL FITNESS ANNOUNCES 
AN ADDITIONAL $62,056 IN SAVINGS FROM REVERSE AUCTIONS

Contact: Brian P. Stern 222-8337

April 6, 2006...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=2151</link>
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      <title>CARCIERI SAYS BIG AUDIT/FISCAL FITNESS INITIATIVES HAVE RESULTED IN BIG SAVINGS</title>
      <description>Governor and Fiscal Fitness Team Announce Priorities for Second Phase of the Big Audit

When Governor Donald L. Carcieri formally initiated the Big Audit nearly three years ago, he called the project a "far-reaching initiative" that would focus on cutting costs, improving efficiencies, and...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=1435</link>
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      <title>BIG AUDIT SAVES $267 MILLION THROUGH NEXT FISCAL YEAR</title>
      <description>Though Not Fully Implemented, Carcieri Initiative Cuts Structural Deficit; Still Waiting on Legislature to Implement Many Big Audit Initiatives

The Big Audit instituted nearly three years ago by Governor Donald L. Carcieri will save Rhode Island taxpayers over $140 million through the current...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=1436</link>
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      <title>Governor Carcieri Announces the Launch of e-Licensing Service</title>
      <description>NEWS
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence, RI 02908
www.fiscalfitness.ri.gov

CONTACT:	Dan Majcher
		(401)222-5078

Governor Carcieri Announces the Launch of e-Licensing Service


PROVIDENCE, RI – January 26, 2006 - Governor Donald L. Carcieri today unveiled the...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=2143</link>
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      <title>The State of Rhode Island Issues a Tentative Award for Express Mail Services</title>
      <description>NEWS
Office of the Governor
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, State House, Providence, RI 02903
www.governor.ri.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE				CONTACT:	Brian P. Stern
							222-8337

The State of Rhode Island Issues a Tentative Award for Express Mail Services 

	PROVIDENCE,</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=2140</link>
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      <title>SMARTER BUYING PAYS OFF FOR TAXPAYERS State Receives $180,000 Rebate Check; Saves $1.8M Through June 2006</title>
      <description>The State of Rhode Island received a $180,065.46 rebate check this week and discounts totaling $1,504,185 during the past year from W.B. Mason Company, who was the successful bidder for the state's office supply contract. Under the new multi-year contract, the state receives substantial discounts...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.ri.gov/FISCALFITNESS/press/view.php?id=1437</link>
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