The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) established new energy-related requirements and standards for federal buildings and for the agencies that oversee them. Specifically, it required GSA to establish an Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings to coordinate green building information and activities within GSA and with other federal agencies. Since then, GSA has […]
The widely used abbreviation for military construction is MILCON (also written variously as MilCon, Milcon or milcon). This typically refers to any construction, alteration, development, conversion or extension of any kind carried out with respect to a military installation, including those for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force; the Department of Defense; the […]
Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Tom Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Scott Brown (R-MA) at press conference announcing postal reform plan (Photo: Charles Dharapak/Associated Press) In a 62–37 vote late last month (April 25), the Senate approved the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789), a bipartisan bill that promises financial relief for the U.S. Postal […]
During the first half of this year Congress has hosted a number of hearings, both on Capitol Hill and in various cities across the United States, that provide a clear view of its objectives regarding federal real estate. All of these hearings have one goal in common: reduce costs. This goal is not new of course, but faced with the prospect […]
GSA announced this afternoon that it has chosen the Trump Organization as the preferred team to redevelop the historic Old Post Office building. This apparently concludes an effort which has been going on for more than a decade. In December 2000 GSA submitted to Congress a plan for redevelopment of the Old Post Office; and, […]