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A big uptick in federal agencies’ deferred facility maintenance backlogs

The most talked about Government Accountability Office report confirmed what a lot of people suspected: Federal offices are largely unoccupied. It is a…

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David Wise: Finding reliable data on federal real estate

It’s no secret that property management is no easy task for the government, which has to manage a massive portfolio of thousands of buildings. Part of…

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Some federal employees might feel brutalized by the buildings they work in

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro joked that in trying to make HUD a better place to work, he could do little to change the appearance…

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Climate-smart buildings called out in federal budget playbook

The government’s latest budget playbook, the Circular A-11, for the first time includes a specific mention of climate-smart buildings.

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