Norman Dong

The agency imperative to manage real estate more effectively

The extensive underutilization of federally occupied space highlighted in recent reports from GAO and the Public Buildings Reform Board.

Commentary

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

Federal buildings disposal board, nearing its end, still sees plenty of work ahead

Facilities/Construction

GSA

Wireless soil-moisture sensors were tested by GPG on 1.1 acres of landscape at the Young Federal Building in Orlando, FL.

Building back greener: New federal leases, new sustainability opportunities

Green Buildings

Amelia Brust, Federal News Network

telework, work at home, office, federal employee

GSA’s federal buildings office, running virtually, sets stage for agencies reopening

Facilities/Construction

GSA loaning out its Public Buildings Service chief to the private sector

Workforce

GSA

The U.S. Courthouse Annex in Salt Lake City, Utah, also won a GSA Design Award for architecture. (GSA)

Thinking outside the box: 17 federal buildings with award-winning design

Facilities/Construction

FBI headquarters project in danger of repeating past failures?

Facilities/Construction

Armed with more data, can agencies shed unwanted property?

Congress

From scandal’s aftermath to 18F, Tangherlini reflects on tenure at GSA

Public Buildings commissioner wants to help agencies consolidate, modernize workspace

Management

Feds to feel the squeeze as cubicles and offices shrink

Defense

GSA to be ‘more forceful’ in real-estate decisions

The General Services Administration needs to step up its leadership to take advantage of cost-saving real estate opportunities, according to House members…

Congress

Financial management providers ill-equipped to take on large customers

In our special report, Shared Services Revisited, OMB still must solve long-standing challenges to ensure federal providers are capable of bringing on…

Technology

Familiar questions, few answers so far for OMB’s latest financial systems effort

Technology

In part 1 of Federal News Radio’s special report, this second attempt by OMB to move agencies to financial management shared services is fraught with the same obstacles of a decade ago. But OMB believes this attempt at shared services is different. The administration says budget concerns and technology advancements will help overcome these long-standing barriers.