Roper NewsLocal news for Roper, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Surplus federal computers not reaching rural towns- February 16, 2008 "The process assumes that the bidder, in our case, the town, has someone who would know about internal components of a computer doing their bidding, which is highly unlikely" Each year federal agencies donate, or sell at a discount, older computers that the government no longer needs. via Government Executivehttp://www.topix.net/city/roper-nc/2008/02/surplus-federal-computers-not-reaching-rural-to... Butterfield seeks fed surplus electronics- February 14, 2008 "Once equipment becomes slightly outdated, it shouldn't sit idle or go to waste when there are so many needy small cities, towns, counties, schools and libraries that can still put it to good use." '- Congressman G. K. Butterfield's legislation aimed at making it easier for communities to acquire surplus federal electronic equipment at little or no cost moved forward with a committee hearing today. via Home in Hendersonhttp://www.topix.net/city/roper-nc/2008/02/butterfield-seeks-fed-surplus-electronics?fromr... |