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Better federal building upkeep, right-sizing office space key to governmentwide savings, GAO says

The Government Accountability Office is telling Congress that agencies could save millions of dollars, by making better use of federal buildings.

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OMB holding agencies ‘accountable’ for 50% in-office presence

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Survey: Back in the office, feds feel mixed on office space functionality

Workforce

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Agencies’ headquarters in DC remained ‘nearly empty’ in 2023, real-estate board finds

Facilities/Construction

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Federal buildings disposal board, nearing its end, still sees plenty of work ahead

Facilities/Construction

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Agencies face ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to sell real estate they don’t need. Will it happen?

Facilities/Construction

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GSA accelerates plans to offload federal buildings it no longer needs

Facilities/Construction

With most agency headquarters at 25% capacity, ‘hard decisions’ coming for federal office holdings

Leasing/Property Management

Federal ‘experiment’ to fast-track sale of underutilized property falling behind on goals

Facilities/Construction

GSA targets underutilized property as feds telework, but agencies not giving up office space

Facilities/Construction

Biden admin. wants more federal employees to qualify for student loan forgiveness

Federal Newscast

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

GSA begins selling 11 high-value federal properties board deems underutilized

The General Services Administration, under the authority to fast-track the process, is selling federal properties considered valuable but underutilized…

Leasing/Property Management

OMB blocks sale of National Archives facility listed as underutilized, citing tribal records

The Office of Management and Budget is pulling its approval to sell one of a dozen high-value underutilized federal properties identified by an independent…

Facilities/Construction

Senators want know what VA has planned for COVID vaccine distribution

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, a group of Senate Democrats want to know how the Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to veterans and employees.