Public Buildings Reform Board

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

The Public Buildings Reform Board finds agency headquarters buildings operated at 12% of their estimated capacity, on average, from January-September 2023.

Facilities/Construction

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

Facilities/Construction

Derace Lauderdale

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

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

Leasing/Property Management

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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

Leasing/Property Management

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

Facilities/Construction

Senators want know what VA has planned for COVID vaccine distribution

Federal Newscast

St. Elizabeths Center Building Rendering (Source: Goody Clancy)

Federal building projects move forward in FY 2021 spending bill draft

The House Appropriations Committee’s draft spending bill sets aside $6 billion to modernize federal buildings and moves the Department of Homeland Security…

Facilities/Construction

FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. After you pay your bills in 2020, will there be any money left for relaxation and entertainment? Will you be able to take a vacation this year? How much can you afford to spend on clothes? These questions may come to mind as you think about your money plans for the new year, but there’s a way to budget for fun in 2020. Financial pros share tips for how to achieve balance in your budget using the 50/30/20 rule and other financial techniques. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Sequestration to have no effect on agency spending in 2020

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office says agencies will not have to cut their spending because of sequestration in fiscal 2020,…

Federal Newscast

Advisory panel recommends putting 12 high-value federal properties up for sale

Facilities/Construction

The Public Buildings Reform Board has identified a dozen high-value, excess properties it recommends putting up for expedited sale or disposal by the General Services Administration.