House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

House Democrats working towards infrastructure package

Lawmakers in the U.S. House plan to vote this week on a more than $500 billion water and transportation package.

Congress

FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump attends a teleconference with governors at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Washington. From left, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health. There’s the standard process for getting urgently needed coronavirus equipment: send a request to FEMA. Then there’s the other way: have a buddy who can pick up the phone and call the Trump White House. Trump’s team has proudly recounted instances where a call to the White House has produced fast results for those who have an in with the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Poolm, File)

Senate, House Democrats blast FEMA for unfilled positions

Federal Newscast

State Dept. workforce is now more diverse, but its leadership is not

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2019, file photo, the Trump International Hotel near sunset in Washington. A federal appeals court is set to rehear arguments Thursday, Dec. 12, in a lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

With Trump Hotel potentially up for sale, GSA faces ‘rare circumstance’ transferring lease

Leasing/Property Management

FILE- This March 11, 2019 file photo, shows the north entrance of the Trump International in Washington D.C. A federal appeals court has ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency. In a significant legal victory for Trump, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, overturned a ruling by a federal judge in Maryland who ruled last year that the lawsuit could move forward. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)

House Democrats press GSA or its watchdog to audit Trump Hotel lease

Management

House panel authorizes $1.6 billion bump for Coast Guard in 2020

Defense

GSA moves a step forward on new Labor HQ sites

Facilities/Construction

New FBI headquarters gets go-ahead from House committee

Agency Oversight

Budget decisions still not the Coast Guard’s strong suit, GAO says

Congress

FBI headquarters project in danger of repeating past failures?

Facilities/Construction

Key decisions on drones likely from Congress

Acquisition

Feds to feel the squeeze as cubicles and offices shrink

Federal workers to see as much as 50 percent less cubicle or office space as part of how agencies are reducing office space costs. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)…

Defense

Lawmakers worried DHS losing faith in Federal Protective Service

The Federal Protective Service will no longer coordinate security at DHS headquarters on Nebraska Avenue in Northwest D.C. according to a May 1 memo from…

Congress

Rep. Barletta wants new rules for SESers under investigation

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.) is sponsoring a bill that would impact the federal workforce as well as a bill to restrict the growth of federal real estate. Barletta is the chairman of the Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

House Democrats working towards infrastructure package

Senate, House Democrats blast FEMA for unfilled positions

State Dept. workforce is now more diverse, but its leadership is not

With Trump Hotel potentially up for sale, GSA faces ‘rare circumstance’ transferring lease

House Democrats press GSA or its watchdog to audit Trump Hotel lease

House panel authorizes $1.6 billion bump for Coast Guard in 2020

GSA moves a step forward on new Labor HQ sites

New FBI headquarters gets go-ahead from House committee

Budget decisions still not the Coast Guard’s strong suit, GAO says

FBI headquarters project in danger of repeating past failures?

Key decisions on drones likely from Congress

Feds to feel the squeeze as cubicles and offices shrink

Lawmakers worried DHS losing faith in Federal Protective Service

Rep. Barletta wants new rules for SESers under investigation

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