Facilities/Construction

Chairman Sen. Gary Peters., D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to examine the January 6th attack on the Capitol. (Erin Scott/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

First Look

Senators introduce bill to incentivize agencies to lease space they don’t need

The Saving Money and Accelerating Repairs Through (SMART) Leasing Act would allow agencies to sublease underutilized real estate to “any person or entity…

GAO

Virtual immigration hearings during COVID could have gone better, GAO says

Agency Oversight

Bureau of Land Management photo

Interior will move BLM headquarters, senior officials back to DC

Workforce

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Vendor on USPS vehicle contract shortlist ends bid protest over award

Contracting

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Committee approves $12B for USPS, GSA to adopt electric vehicles

Facilities/Construction

How the bean-counters helped the government through the pandemic

Workforce

Teleworking here to stay: What’s in it for you?

Federal Report

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GSA awards coworking space contract in bid to rethink federal office space

Facilities/Construction

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

New Public Buildings Service commissioner says federal employees can expect a lot of changes in the places they work

Facilities/Construction

How a seismic event lasting only a minute can necessitate years of repair

Facilities/Construction

Cannon House Office building renovations approaching $1B

Facilities/Construction

Robin Carnahan will be nominated to be the next GSA administrator. (Photo courtesy GSA)

Exclusive

Money, momentum give new GSA administrator a rare opportunity

Robin Carnahan, the administrator of the General Services Administration, said in her first interview since being confirmed by the Senate that she wants…

Management

EEOC reminds federal managers how to avoid common complaints

Attorney Elyssa Santos-Abrams hosted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s latest Federal Sector Case Update workshop for attorneys, mediators,…

Workforce Rights/Governance

FILE - In this March 29, 2021 file photo, a worker readies syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Metairie, La. Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated to avoid reinfection, especially amid the threat of the extra-contagious delta variant — and there's growing evidence the shots offer those survivors bonus protection against mutants.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Feds could face prosecution, discipline for lying on new vaccine certification form

Workforce

Agencies are being told to collect certifications about employees’ and on-site contractors’ vaccination status on a new standardized form. Those who decline to answer will be treated as though they’re unvaccinated; those who lie could face penalties.

Facilities/Construction

Senators introduce bill to incentivize agencies to lease space they don’t need

Virtual immigration hearings during COVID could have gone better, GAO says

Interior will move BLM headquarters, senior officials back to DC

Vendor on USPS vehicle contract shortlist ends bid protest over award

Committee approves $12B for USPS, GSA to adopt electric vehicles

How the bean-counters helped the government through the pandemic

Teleworking here to stay: What’s in it for you?

GSA awards coworking space contract in bid to rethink federal office space

New Public Buildings Service commissioner says federal employees can expect a lot of changes in the places they work

How a seismic event lasting only a minute can necessitate years of repair

Cannon House Office building renovations approaching $1B

Money, momentum give new GSA administrator a rare opportunity

EEOC reminds federal managers how to avoid common complaints

Feds could face prosecution, discipline for lying on new vaccine certification form

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