Facilities/Construction
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Some old pieces of the nation's critical infrastructure are too difficult or expensive to replace, but they can be preserved and improved.
September 01, 2020 -
For the past few weeks pundits, columnists and commentators, some of whom wouldn’t know a letter carrier from a clerk or mail handler, have been discovering and dissecting the U.S. Postal Service.
August 20, 2020 -
Construction is underway - reconstruction more accurately - at a complex of ancient buildings at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard, under the auspices of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
August 18, 2020 -
The 1,600 employees of the National Science Foundation started working from home in March - a familiar story to so many across the country. But NSF might have been a little more prepared to make the switch.
August 13, 2020 -
The top officials from each branch want hospitals and clinics back under their control.
August 11, 2020 -
Everybody loves national parks but funding from Congress has been stingy -- but last week it passed and President Trump signed a bill to change that.
August 06, 2020 -
Less than a year after becoming secretary, Lonnie Bunch had to shutter the Smithsonian.
August 05, 2020 -
The Trump administration’s request for $1.8 billion to build a new FBI headquarters in Washington D.C. in the latest coronavirus spending bill has lost any steam.
July 28, 2020 -
Assistant Director of the FBI Information Management Division Arlene Gaylord joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for a verbal tour.
July 28, 2020 -
The Energy Department said it was unlikely local conditions in the National Capital Region would support fully 'back to normal' return for its employees. The department instead said it will enter into new telework agreements with employees who need more flexibilities.
July 23, 2020 -
Officials who want to finally trigger the long-predicted brain drain from federal agencies can probably do it rather quickly.
July 21, 2020 -
Field and local offices at the Social Security Administration are still closed to the public, with managers handling some in-person services on a case-by-case basis. Despite a series of cuts to its telework program before the pandemic, SSA hasn't yet recalled large numbers of employees back to their offices.
July 13, 2020 -
An IG inspection found half a billion dollars in unfunded maintenance items at DoD health care facilities, including at least seven that could cause death or serious injuries.
July 13, 2020 -
Under a new master plan, the Department of Homeland Security will next focus on the construction of two new buildings on the St. Elizabeths campus in Washington, D.C.
July 10, 2020 -
The House Appropriations Committee's draft spending bill sets aside $6 billion to modernize federal buildings and moves the Department of Homeland Security one step closer to a consolidated campus in the Washington metro area.
July 08, 2020