Facilities/Construction
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The new Federal Sustainability Plan released in December charges agencies to harness procurement authority to reach 100% carbon pollution-free energy at federal facilities by 2030.
January 21, 2022 -
New fiscal year data shows 2020 had the highest rates of telework participation and eligibility in nearly a decade, due mostly to the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 06, 2022 -
The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons is resigning amid increasing scrutiny over his leadership
January 06, 2022 -
The pandemic has made things busy and a little difficult for OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
December 30, 2021 -
While many would be celebrating a slugger shot for military families, a fledgling housing advocacy group is seeing the end of the lawsuit as just the beginning.
December 29, 2021 -
The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level radioactive waste that is based on the waste’s radioactivity rather than how it was produced.
December 29, 2021 -
BBC’s plea is not the end of the story. Military families are still seeking restitution from BBC and other companies.
December 23, 2021 -
Federal real estate officials and Congress both know the government has plenty of property to dispose of. Yet 20 years of effort has produced very little in the way of excess property sales.
December 22, 2021 -
Smithsonian Institution staff told lawmakers Thursday of the need to account for extreme weather events in building maintenance and future capital projects.
December 17, 2021 -
The Biden administration isn't waiting for Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from federal buildings.
December 10, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration is looking for artists to spruce up a new headquarters for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
December 09, 2021 -
The Biden administration is setting a decades-long vision to eliminate carbon emissions from federal buildings and its fleet of vehicles.
December 09, 2021 -
For more, the GAO's director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues, Frank Rusco, spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 01, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, you can add water issues at federal properties to the list of unforeseen consequences from the lockdown.
November 30, 2021 -
Instead of closing new Grand Junction headquarters, BLM will now have two headquarters.
November 29, 2021