federal real estate

GSAIndividual desks that can be moved to create collaboration spaces in GSA’s new Workplace Innovation Lab at the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy GSA)

GSA gets a refreshed set of recommendations for dealing with real property

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reiterated a list of recommendations to the General Services Agency (GSA) on managing federal real…

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(Photo courtesy of the General Services Administration)The new DHS headquarters, which GSA is managing, includes green roofs, and other green buildings features.
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More funding for DHS’ consolidated headquarters on the docket

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postal reform

Postal Service could stand to lose a few square feet

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Postal Service’s inspector general said USPS has more than a million square feet in excess real estate.

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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2012 file photo, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington. The government is scrapping a decade-long plan to shutter the FBI's deteriorating downtown Washington headquarters and look for a new building in Maryland or Virginia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

White House’s governmentwide reorg plan wants to ‘rethink’ federal real estate

Federal real estate is not immune from the White House’s new comprehensive governmentwide reorganization plan. The proposals aim to speed up sales process…

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Lou Barletta

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

Lawmakers are looking to get their arms around ways to sell or redevelop underused real estate owned by the federal government. But in order to do that, they’ll need to drill down on the General Services Administration’s ongoing catalog of more than 300,000 government-owned assets.

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