Facilities/Construction

• Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA

  The Environmental Protection Agency has named winners of this year\'s Federal Green Challenge, which prompts agencies to help reduce the entire government\'s environmental footprint. More than 400 agencies participated this year. Mathy Stanislaus, the assistant administrator of the EPA\'s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the challenge, and this year\'s winners.

  Federal Drive

  May 13, 2015
• Fort Knox becomes first U.S. base to generate its own electric supply

  The base made famous for its large gold vault is the first in the country to operate independently from the civilian power grid, thanks to generous supplies of natural gas directly beneath it. But officials say they wouldn\'t have achieved the milestone without previous steps to invest in geothermal energy and other conservation measures.

  Defense

  May 08, 2015
• Majority of agencies meeting sustainable acquisition goals, OFPP says

  A new report to Congress shows 17 of the 24 largest agencies bought sustainable products at least 95 percent of the time.

  Budget

  April 21, 2015
• Census: ‘Security and safety of our employees is our top priority’

  Census Bureau Director John Thompson described the shooting death of security guard Lawrence Buckner at the agency\'s headquarters in Suitland, Md. Thursday night, as a \"tragic and scary event for the Census Bureau family.\" Buckner, 59, was a contractor working for the federal government through the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company Master Security.

  Facilities/Construction

  April 10, 2015
• With or without BRAC, DoD’s footprint is shrinking

  In the absence of congressional authorization for another BRAC round, the Pentagon contemplates \"alternative options\" for base closure. Meanwhile, defense communities see fewer personnel spread across the same number of bases.

  On DoD Podcasts

  April 08, 2015
• Officials: No known link to terrorism in DC power outages

  D.C. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management spokeswoman Robyn Johnson says about 8,000 customers in Washington were affected Tuesday afternoon.

  Management

  April 07, 2015
• After Denver hospital debacle, VA should leave building to the pros

  Having the Army Corps of Engineers take over the Denver hospital project is no doubt an embarrassment to VA. But it\'s a great opportunity to ask tough questions about whether VA should even be in the construction business at all, Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose says in a new commentary.

  All News

  April 07, 2015
• From the Old Post Office to FBI headquarters, GSA gets creative with federal property

  As the government\'s landlord, the General Services Administration is coming up with creative approaches for how agencies can consolidate their workforces, rethink their office spaces and dispose of excess properties. In our latest special report, Federal News Radio takes an in-depth look at two projects receiving a lot of buzz: the renovation of the Old Post Office building and the relocation of the FBI headquarters.

  Management

  April 07, 2015
• Guilty plea from former GSA official Jeff Neely

  The ex-Public Buildings Service regional commissioner admitted to charging GSA for a vacation he took at the M Resort Spa Casino Las Vegas.

  Management

  April 01, 2015
• Thomas Day, Chief Sustainability Officer, USPS

  In a recent executive order, President Barack Obama called on agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Thomas Day, the Postal Service's chief sustainability officer, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain the steps the agency is taking on doing just that.

  Federal Drive

  March 30, 2015
• Data at the heart of OMB’s latest office space reduction goals

  Over the last two years, agencies have done a better job collecting information about their real property holdings. The Office of Management and Budget hopes that now can lead the government to better decision making. But Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) plans to introduce legislation to add "more teeth" to the government's property disposal process.

  Congress

  March 26, 2015
• OMB targets further federal office space reductions

  David Mader, the controller of the Office of Management and Budget, will issue a memo today requiring agencies to set an annual square foot reduction target and to adopt space design standards for future office space. The Reduce the Footprint memo builds on the 2013 Freeze the Footprint policy that saw a reduction of more than 20 million square feet of office space.

  Management

  March 25, 2015
• Brian Lepore, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues, GAO

  The last round of base realignments and closures (BRAC) back in 2005 did some good. Many of the bases were repurposed and used to help the homeless. But BRAC had problems, too. As outlined in a new report from the Government Accountability Office, DoD and Housing and Urban Development don't track progress on base conversions very well. It's a concern as the Defense Department raises the urgency of its request for a new round of closures. Brian Lepore, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at the GAO, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the problem.

  Federal Drive

  March 24, 2015
• Obama drives ahead on climate with government emissions cuts

  By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama ordered the federal government on Thursday to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half over the next decade, driving his climate change agenda…

  Facilities/Construction

  March 20, 2015