Facilities/Construction

  • GSA is now requiring all projects achieve LEED Gold certification.

    October 19, 2010
  • A new survey on how well agencies contract for sustainable products and services is under development. GSA and OFPP also are taking other steps to promote green purchasing including training courses and changes to acquisition regulations.

    October 19, 2010
  • GSA and Metropolis magazine are teaming up to give $10,000 to the best design that makes an old federal building green. The DorobekINSIDER spoke with Casey Jones, director of design excellence and the arts at GSA, about the contest.

    October 18, 2010
  • As part of Energy Awareness Month, DoD releases a statement on its commitment to move toward cleaner energy sources.

    October 15, 2010
  • The state of Maryland and the Defense Department have reached agreement on critical traffic improvements in and around Fort Meade in preparation for an influx of new workers expected to arrive as a result of the base relocation and closing process.

    October 15, 2010
  • With the Walter Reed Army Medical Center set to close in less than a year, DC officials are unveiling their plans to redevelop a 62-acre portion of the hospital grounds into a neighborhood with new homes, shopping, green space and schools.

    October 14, 2010
  • Lynn Menard, the director of the Acquisitions, Strategy and Relations Directorate for the government of Canada, spoke with the DorobekINSIDER about how Canadian agencies set and meet green procurement targets.

    October 13, 2010
  • Engelina Jaspers, vice president of environmental sustainability at Hewlett Packard, joined the DorobekINSIDER to explain how HP was able to green the Navy Marine Corps intranet, the world\'s largest private network.

    October 08, 2010
  • You’ve heard the phrase: You get what you measure. Measuring the results of sustainable programs and policies has been one of the challenges with green government. Wrapping up Federal News Radio’s week-long series the Greening…

    October 08, 2010
  • NASA\'s sustainability policy is to execute NASA\'s mission without compromising our planet\'s resources so that future generations can meet their needs. Details from NASA\'s Olga Dominguez.

    October 08, 2010
  • Federal agencies are turning to web sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace to reach out to the public regarding their mission. But many agencies have also turned to social collaboration and networking sites to reach out to their own staff when it comes to President Obama\'s Green Government initiatives.

    October 08, 2010
  • More than 400 employees will spend another fiscal year setting their own schedules and focusing on performance instead of worrying about where they are working. OPM is redoing performance plans to incorporate the Results Only Work Environment approach.

    October 07, 2010
  • More than 400 employees will spend another fiscal year setting their own schedules and focusing on performance instead of worrying about where they are working. OPM is redoing performance plans to incorporate the Results Only Work Environment approach.

    October 07, 2010
  • Subhead: Administration honors sustainability efforts by seven agencies with the 2010 GreenGov Presidential awards.

    October 07, 2010