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- Executive Order 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance: Comprehensive Federal Fleet Management Handbook. U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, (June, 2010) , This Comprehensive Federal Fleet Management Handbook [referred to here as “the Handbook”] supplements the Guidance. It will help headquarters and site location Federal fleet managers identify and decide how to meet and exceed the Federal fleet requirements outlined in the Guidance.
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