Facilities/Construction
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DISA\'s Tony Montemarano said the agency wants to use more performance based contracts to better manage contractors.
January 07, 2011 -
DoD\'s Paul Yaroschak explains efforts at the agency to make products more green.
January 04, 2011 -
Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) said his efforts to limit parking at the Alexandria administrative center were not part of the new defense authorization bill.
January 03, 2011 -
Language in the defense authorization bill passed this week will require the Army to submit a transportation plan to Congress in the next 90 days, addressing how 6,400 new Pentagon workers will commute to a new office with no access to Metro.
December 24, 2010 -
More cybersecurity jobs are being added to the D.C. region every day. Jon Lau, Director of the Center for Cybersecurity for UMBC Training Centers, tells host Tom Temin how his university is trying to help fulfill that need. December 23, 2010
December 21, 2010 -
All federal buildings owned or managed by GSA will have their walls adorned with posters and signs with a message from DHS. We get details from GSA\'s Larry Melton.
December 17, 2010 -
ManTech, a defense contractor, is looking to fill more than 400 jobs, many being moved as a result of BRAC.
December 10, 2010 -
The Federal Protective Service is putting posters in 9,000 federal buildings this week, along with a special toll-free hotline, urging federal workers to report suspicious activity.
December 08, 2010 -
The Washington Real Estate Investment Trust buys a big shopping center in Columbia, Maryland head of BRAC moves.
December 02, 2010 -
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell talks with WTOP\'s Mark Segraves
November 30, 2010 -
Congressman Jim Moran tells Federal News Radio about his efforts to delay a BRAC move to Alexandria\'s Mark Center.
November 22, 2010 -
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A new of 201 government leaders asked participants to rate the importance of energy efficiency within their agencies, rate the agencies\' ability to comply with federal energy efficiency requirements, identify obstacles to that compliance and identify attitudes towards energy efficiency within the agency. Schneider Electric\'s Jim Plourde has details.
November 10, 2010 -
The Public Buildings Service Industry Relations Division works to increase awareness of PBS contract opportunities. Federal News Radio speaks with Kendra Turner, Director, Industry Relations, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration. November 9, 2010
November 09, 2010 -
A pair of memos requires facilities worldwide to improve how they construct buildings to be more green and to use different light bulbs. The goal is to conserve energy, be environmentally responsible, and save taxpayer dollars.
November 01, 2010