Leasing/Property Management

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says feedback from federal agencies shows the General Services Administration’s lease requirements cause building owners to charge the government more than private companies would pay for the same office space

The Trump administration has been pushing to move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters from Washington, D.C. — to Grand Junction, Colorado.

The Public Buildings Reform Board has identified a dozen high-value, excess properties it recommends putting up for expedited sale or disposal by the General Services Administration.

Try getting employees on board before yanking an agency 1,000 or 2,000 miles away.

Advances in data analytics have given PBS better insight into its real property portfolio and has helped the agency maximize the efficiency of its buildings.

For a variety of reasons, many U.S. military installations are in danger of insufficient water.

With half of GSA’s private leases set to expire in the next five years, the agency and its Public Buildings Services has a chance to shrink the government’s real estate footprint.

The final agreement maintains the NDAA’s decades-long reputation of must-pass legislation, but punts thorny border issues to the still-unsettled appropriations process.

Military housing companies have hired more staff and invested more money, but lawmakers say problems persist.

The military services are getting fed up with housing contractors that are not cleaning up issues with service members’ homes.

Alan Berube is a senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a group of D.C. area Democrats in the House are hoping to block any funding meant for the relocation of the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters.

No federal employee wants to leave D.C. None want to move here, either.

Randolph “Tex” Alles, the acting undersecretary for management at DHS, said through initiatives such as the St. Elizabeth’s consolidation and employee engagement, the agency is becoming more effective in meeting mission goals.