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President Joe Biden has fired the embattled Architect of the Capitol, the official who oversees the Capitol complex. The White House said Monday that Brett Blanton’s appointment was terminated. It comes as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he’d lost confidence in Blanton’s ability to do the job. An inspector general report released last year found “administrative, ethical and policy violations” by Blanton, including that he abused his government vehicle and misrepresented himself as a law enforcement official. At a House hearing last week, Blanton also faced fierce questions about Capitol tours he allowed and sometimes conducted despite pandemic restrictions.
February 13, 2023 -
A new study found NIST is losing equipment and research hours due to run down buildings that require deferred maintenance.
February 10, 2023 -
For various reasons, defense contractors have quite a bit of Defense Department property in their possession. But DoD can only guesstimate how much it's all worth.
February 01, 2023 -
The General Services Administration unveiled its Workplace Innovation Lab at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. with five furniture vendors to demonstrate what the office space of the future could look like.
January 27, 2023 -
The Agriculture Department has restored staffing levels after attrition following 2019 research facility relocations, but the new workforce has overall less job experience and is less racially diverse.
January 19, 2023 -
The General Services Administration has been busy since passage of the American Rescue Plan two years ago and, most recently, the Inflation Reduction Act. GSA is applying funds to fulfill several parts of the President's Management Agenda.
January 12, 2023 -
D.C. would like all that excess federal office space given up.
January 03, 2023 -
A comprehensive spending bill for the rest of fiscal 2023 outlines a plan for federal buildings, including a way forward for the headquarters of two federal law enforcement agencies.
December 21, 2022 -
The Postal Service is expanding plans for electric delivery vehicles in its future fleet, a strategy that puts the agency ahead of the Biden administration’s net-zero emissions goals across the federal government.
December 20, 2022 -
The General Services Administration buys many things. Since 1972, it has commissioned some 500 works of art to hang in — or otherwise adorn — federal buildings.
December 08, 2022 -
The infrastructure spending bill enacted earlier this year includes $7.5 billion to install chargers for electric cars. In response, the energy and transportation departments set up a joint office.
November 01, 2022 -
Robin Carnahan, the administrator of GSA, said federal employees in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Denver during the week of Nov. 14 will be able to test out commercial co-working spaces for free.
October 26, 2022 -
Federal agencies have some catching up to do to meet the Biden administration’s zero-emission vehicle goals. Electric vehicles make up less than 1% of the federal fleet.
October 25, 2022 -
The General Services Administration has completed two rounds of a three round plan to sell off unneeded federal buildings. It hasn't gone all that well.
October 19, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A BRIGHT idea by lawmakers could save millions of taxpayer dollars. The Biden administration takes steps to loosen COVID-19 restrictions. And the IRS moves toward establishing the Federal Contractor Tax Check System.
September 16, 2022