Public Buildings Service

Agencies coming around to sharing office space as future plans come into focus

Nina Albert, the commissioner of the Public Building Service at GSA, said with approximately 50% of GSA’s lease portfolio expiring in the next five years,…

Facilities/Construction

GSA

Can government go green without overhauling procurement rules?

Green Buildings

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GSA considers how to interconnect systems for new buildings

Technology

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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)

GSA wants to cast wider net for federal building architects

Facilities/Construction

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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

Facilities/Construction

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)

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

Management

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

Facilities/Construction

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

Facilities/Construction

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

Building back greener: New federal leases, new sustainability opportunities

Green Buildings

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

Green Buildings

Contractors waiting to see CMMC effect

Management

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

The General Services Administration, in its capacity as the federal government’s landlord, has been urged by its inspector general to take “immediate…

Management

GSA Region 11, General Services Administration

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

GSA’s inspector general found the government’s landlord would have seen even better results reducing lease extensions and holdovers if not for several…

Leasing/Property Management

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)

GSA updates cleaning standards for federal offices as agencies reopen

Facilities/Construction

GSA is modifying its janitorial services contracts for federally-owned buildings, and will begin issuing unilateral lease amendments on Friday to the owners of more than 8,000 federal leased office spaces.