Facilities/Construction
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Agency has been dealing with employees complaints about parking for more than 60 years.
November 16, 2021 -
The FAA is seeking new designs for control towers that are both functional and distinctive.
November 12, 2021 -
Congress is out this week and the regular appropriations continuing resolution hasn't got much longer to go. Is a year long CR in the offing?
November 08, 2021 -
The State Department has named a new coordinator for its investigation into cases of so-called Havana Syndrome
November 05, 2021 -
The General Services Administration, under the authority to fast-track the process, is selling federal properties considered valuable but underutilized by their agency tenants.
November 05, 2021 -
The General Services Administration sees a unique opportunity to reduce the federal government’s office footprint over the coming years, as agencies reconsider their office space needs following the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 02, 2021 -
The chairman of the House readiness subcommittee wants detailed, near-term plans on what the military services are doing to address deteriorating facility conditions within the next three months.
October 29, 2021 -
Natural language processing and automation are some of the technologies agencies are considering both to cope with an aging out of the federal workforce.
October 27, 2021 -
The Army also has completed the establishment of a national chain of what it calls MDRS's - Modernization, displacement and repair sites.
October 15, 2021 -
Federal Drive with Tom Temin caught up with the deputy commander of the Army's installations management command, Maj. Gen. Omar Jones.
October 14, 2021 -
A recent executive order forces all of government to consider how the federal work environment — from the digital tools agencies use to the physical workspace — can best meet everyone's needs, including employees with disabilities.
October 13, 2021 -
A total of 23 agencies have detailed new climate change strategies, part of their response to a January executive order from President Joe Biden.
October 07, 2021 -
The maintenance backlog stands at about $3 billion and the number of facilities is growing faster than the budget.
September 29, 2021 -
The Saving Money and Accelerating Repairs Through (SMART) Leasing Act would allow agencies to sublease underutilized real estate to “any person or entity at fair market value,” including another federal, state, or local government agency.
September 23, 2021 -
The pandemic created big challenges for the nation’s immigration courts, which are used to doing business in person. Inconsistent policies and a lack of stakeholder engagement made things more difficult than they needed to be.
September 22, 2021