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Federal employees likely to see 2% pay raise in 2025

Federal employees are almost certain to see federal pay raise. If finalized, it would be the smallest annual raise enacted during the Biden administration.

Federal Report

Legionella bacteria in your office’s water? Don’t be alarmed

Facilities/Construction

GSA doubles down on shedding federal office space. The next administration may alter its plans

Facilities/Construction

Agencies can save billions shedding ‘vastly underutilized’ office space, board finds

Facilities/Construction

Top federal buildings leader says more funding needs to offload unneeded office space

People

GSA official who helped rethink federal buildings in pandemic era stepping down

Facilities/Construction

GSA: ‘Right-sizing’ federal office space requires more funding on deferred upgrades

GSA, federal buildings, real estate

Leasing/Property Management

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

GSA, federal buildings, real estate

Facilities/Construction

Federal 'experiment' to sell underutilized property quickly falls billions of dollars short of goals

GSA, federal buildings, real estate

Facilities/Construction

For many agencies, the office of the future is a now decision

Federal Acquisition, GSA

Green Buildings

Can government go green without overhauling procurement rules?

GSA, federal buildings, real estate

Technology

GSA considers how to interconnect systems for new buildings

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo the General Services Administration building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. An agency little known outside Washington, the General Services Administration, has held off on recognizing President-elect Joe Biden as the president-elect, denying him access to the money, offices and machinery routinely afforded to the incoming team. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Facilities/Construction

GSA wants to cast wider net for federal building architects

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 "do the right thing, then all you have to do is live with the consequences of it.’” (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Facilities/Construction

GSA sets goals to shrink federal office space post-COVID, but needs to address maintenance backlog

This OES-16 East GeoColor satellite image taken Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at 11:40 a.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Henri in the Atlantic Ocean. Henri was expected to intensify into a hurricane by Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Impacts could be felt in New England states by Sunday, including on Cape Cod, which is teeming with tens of thousands of summer tourists. (NOAA via AP)

Management

Agencies draw up new plans for preparing employees, federal facilities for climate change

Facilities/Construction

GSA awards coworking space contract in bid to rethink federal office space

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 "do the right thing, then all you have to do is live with the consequences of it.’” (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Facilities/Construction

New Public Buildings Service commissioner says federal employees can expect a lot of changes in the places they work

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

Green Buildings

Biden administration's climate, public policies could mean shift in leasing and building choices

The new DHS headquarters, which GSA is managing, includes green roofs, and other green buildings features.
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Green Buildings

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

Management

Contractors waiting to see CMMC effect

Management

GSA's coronavirus plan for federal offices needs 'immediate action,' IG warns

GSA Region 11, General Services Administration

Leasing/Property Management

GSA IG flags hurdles keeping federal landlord from maximizing long-term leases

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)

Facilities/Construction

GSA updates cleaning standards for federal offices as agencies reopen