Dan Mathews

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington streaks past the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters building. The FBI has been shaken by a series of sexual misconduct cases involving senior leadership over the past few years, including two new claims brought in December 2020 by women who say they were sexually assaulted by supervisors. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Building Back Greener: Does federal government still need as much space post-COVID?

In part 3 of Federal News Network’s special report, agencies face a tricky question with the widespread success of telework: Does the federal government…

Green Buildings

GSA

Wireless soil-moisture sensors were tested by GPG on 1.1 acres of landscape at the Young Federal Building in Orlando, FL.

Building back greener: New federal leases, new sustainability opportunities

Green Buildings

(Photo courtesy of the General Services Administration)

Building back greener: GSA has prime opportunity to lead federal climate change initiative

Green Buildings

COVID-19 strategies at GSA’s Public Building Services: A conversation with Dan Mathews

The Business of Government Hour

With the Capitol shut down to tourists, a workman performs a routine cleaning of surfaces in the Capitol Visitor Center, early Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GSA updates cleaning standards for federal offices as agencies reopen

Facilities/Construction

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GSA’s federal buildings office, running virtually, sets stage for agencies reopening

Facilities/Construction

GSA property shop sees ‘tremendous opportunity’ for better utilized agency office space

Leasing/Property Management

BRAC for civilian agencies? Panel weighs options to trim federal real estate

Facilities/Construction

AFGE demands ‘immediate transfer’ of 2K employees at St. Louis facility amid contamination concerns

Facilities/Construction

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building, where the Washington presidential transition offices for US President-elect Donald Trump are located, are seen in Washington, DC, November 21, 2016. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

GSA sees ‘huge opportunity’ to drive down leased office space over next 5 years

Agency Oversight

Government property database ‘a win for transparency,’ says GOP lawmaker

Leasing/Property Management

Connolly asks GSA IG to investigate FBI headquarters decision

Rep. Gerry Connolly sends letter to GSA’s inspector general to look into why agency officials abandoned plans to consolidate the FBI under one roof.

Facilities/Construction

New plan for FBI headquarters gets cold shoulder on Capitol Hill

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members want a full briefing from GSA on its new plan for the FBI headquarters.

Congress

Public Buildings Service commissioner promises to listen, learn, lead GSA toward real property opportunities

Facilities/Construction

GSA’s Dan Mathews pledged during his Aug. 3 swearing in ceremony to meet federal real estate needs with taxpayers’ best interests in mind.