Facilities/Construction
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The General Services Administration and its inspector general are at odds with each other following the release of a strongly worded IG report Monday about the fate of the FBI headquarters.
August 28, 2018 -
Army Futures Command only came about because of Sen. John McCain's insistence that the Army fix its modernization problems, service leaders said.
August 28, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Publishing Offices takes another stab at finding a vendor to print and mail 2020 census forms.
August 17, 2018 -
USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky answered questions and tried to alleviate concerns at an Aug. 14 town hall meeting of Economic Research Service (ERS) employees about the impending bureau’s move.
August 16, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is encouraging agencies to let Washington-area employees use telework and other workplace flexibilities for the next two weeks during Metro's major track work.
August 13, 2018 -
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said by the end of 2019 employees working for the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will be relocated outside the D.C. area.
August 09, 2018 -
Construction work continues in the west wing of the Cannon House Office Building, the oldest congressional building. Phase 1 of the Cannon Renewal Project began in January 2017 and is scheduled to be complete in November.
August 09, 2018 -
Members of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works now hold one more piece of the Trump administration's rationale to suddenly reverse course on the construction of a new FBI headquarters.
August 01, 2018 -
Sardine-eating and phone conferring spoil the idea of collaboration and brotherly love in open plan offices.
July 31, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act cleared the House, bringing service members one step closer to a pay raise.
July 27, 2018 -
Administrator Emily Murphy told staff Wednesday that GSA would be consolidating its National Capital Region office into its main building in Washington, D.C.
July 26, 2018 -
Brett Baker, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's assistant inspector general for audits, spoke about the implications of a partially-staffed, 24/7 Headquarters Operations Center.
July 18, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the State Department plans to spend almost $1 billion to modernize four key services under the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
July 03, 2018 -
Federal real estate is not immune from the White House's new comprehensive governmentwide reorganization plan. The proposals aim to speed up sales process for offloading surplus property and create a permanent building project fund.
June 21, 2018 -
The Air Force trying new tactics to recapitalize its facilities despite a huge backlog.
June 20, 2018