Robin Carnahan

Two small agencies win awards from Technology Modernization Fund board

The Technology Modernization Fund made its first awards since September and only second set of awards from the $1 billion Congress allocated in the 2021…

IT Modernization

Cars wait in line to enter the United States at San Diego's San Ysidro border crossing, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Tijuana, Mexico. A Trump administration crackdown on nonessential travel coming from Mexico amid the coronavirus pandemic has created massive bottlenecks at the border, with drivers reporting waits of up to 10 hours to get into the U.S. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

GSA outlines plan to spend $3.4B on infrastructure upgrades along US borders

Facilities/Construction

FILE - This photo from Aug. 15, 2016, shows offshore wind turbines near Block Island, R.I. The Biden administration said Wednesday it will hold its first offshore wind auction next month, offering nearly 500,000 acres off the coast of New York and New Jersey for wind energy projects that could produce enough electricity to power nearly 2 million homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Biden administration doubles down on greener energy for agencies, USPS electric vehicles

Agency Oversight

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at NJ Transit Meadowlands Maintenance Complex to promote his

Energy Dept. backs 17 green federal building upgrades as ‘preview’ of future spending

Facilities/Construction

GSA

Agency evaluation offices reviewing equity in pandemic spending and recovery

Big Data

FILE - This May 25, 2021, file photo shows a U.S. Passport cover in Washington. Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports. Would-be travelers are overwhelming federal offices as the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions unleashes a pent-up demand for passports. Wait times for new passports and renewals are now up to 18 weeks and those seeking expedited appointments can take up to 12 weeks. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman, File)

State Dept. says it’s back to sending passports out at pre-pandemic levels

Federal Newscast

(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

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

Facilities/Construction

Robin Carnahan will be nominated to be the next GSA administrator. (Photo courtesy GSA)

Exclusive

Money, momentum give new GSA administrator a rare opportunity

Management

Eliminating the Price Reduction Clause is an opportunity to increase competition

Commentary

‘Nowhere to go but up.’ Biden’s zero-emission federal fleet hits roadblocks

Facilities/Construction

Questions for the GSA administrator nominee, on what the job will actually involve

President Joe Biden’s nominee for administrator of the General Services Administration has a software development background. Can she take on the range…

Contracting

Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during Trump administration

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel handed down a fine and two-year ban from federal service to a former official at Housing and…

Federal Newscast

Biden to nominate another Missouri native to lead GSA

People

Robin Carnahan, former Secretary of State of Missouri and founder of GSA’s 18F’s consulting practice, would replace Emily Murphy as administrator.