Andrew Mayock

Robin Carnahan and Chris Womack sign an agreement. Other officials are in the background.

Federal agencies in three southern states will get cleaner energy

Federal facilities in three more states will be able to buy carbon free electricity as the government expands the availability of this energy to its facilities…

Defense

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, just cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Big U.S. companies have been piling up cash for years, but have spent little of it on buying equipment and raising wages and other things to grow the economy. Republicans say they know how to fix this: Give companies even more money by cutting their taxes. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

White House outlines plan for green government spending spared by debt ceiling cuts

Facilities/Construction

(Photo courtesy of the General Services Administration)

The new DHS headquarters, which GSA is managing, includes green roofs, and other green buildings features.
green roofs, green buildings, St Elizabeths, GSA

Federal Sustainability Plan ‘rebuilding’ momentum on green government goals

Facilities/Construction

Agencies ‘delivering now’ on progress toward Biden’s 2050 net-zero emission government goals

Federal Insights

FILE - Water laps the bottom level of four homes in Harbor Island, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, which had to be abandoned after years of beach erosion and damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Facing state budgets that are flush with cash, Democratic and Republican governors alike want to spend part of their windfalls on projects aimed at slowing climate change and guarding against its consequences, from floods and fires to cleaning up dirty air. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

New Federal Sustainability Plan harnesses fewer fossil fuels, more procurement power to fight climate change

Management

FILE - In this March 9, 2010, file photo, a tanker truck passes an oil refinery in Richmond, Calif. Three Democratic governors said Thursday, June 1, 2017, they will not let the United States back away from the global commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions despite President Donald Trump withdrawing from an international pact. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Agencies will need to start taking emissions into procurement decisions

Acquisition Policy

Having a consistent OMB DDM can impact federal management more than any specific agenda

Reporter's Notebook

Presidential transition officials extend olive branch to Trump team

Management

OPM, OMB attempt to make Hiring Excellence stick with new guidance

Hiring/Retention

OMB’s Mayock gets first of two approvals on way to be DDM

Congress

Justice Department seeks SCOTUS opinion on presidential appointments

Management

Obama to nominate new OMB deputy director for management

Andrew Mayock has been chosen for the top management role in the government after spending the last two years working in assorted roles at OMB.

Management