In response to an official request by Mayor Gray and effective May 23, 2012, GSA has expanded the District of Columbia’s Central Employment Area (CEA) to include the St. Elizabeths East Campus and the Capitol Riverfront…
Month: June 2012
Making Sense of the USPS’ Plan for Facility Closures
The fiscal woes of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) have been widely documented, discussed and dissected in recent years. The most recent 10-K posted by the USPS notes that it has accumulated a net deficiency of…
New North America Industrial Report
Colliers today released its Q1 report profiling the North America industrial market. It demonstrates that the overall outlook is bullish for manufacturing, intermodal transportation, port activity, and thus for industrial real estate. The increase in specialized manufacturing…
GSA Reports That FTC Should Not Vacate HQ
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica’s (R-Fla.) plan to transfer the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) headquarters building to the National Gallery of Art (NGA) suffered a blow this week, when GSA Acting Administrator Dan…
The Background on Mica vs FTC
Since 2005, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) has been attempting to transfer the historic Apex Building from the FTC—which has been headquartered there since the building opened in 1938 —to the National Gallery…
Federal Spending vs. Inventory
Riddle: “What goes up and never comes down?” Answer: “Federal spending” Federal spending – especially if you measure it in constant dollars – hasn’t ALWAYS increased. But, let’s face it, it mostly has. As Washingtonians, we’ve…
Spotlight: SSA
Which federal agency operates the largest social insurance program in the world? The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) administers Social Security, the retirement, disability and survivors’ benefits that constitute more than 30% of all federal government…
Spotlight: FAA
Which federal agency began moving into its current headquarters building on November 22, 1963—the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)—the national aviation authority of the United States—has the power to…
Your Stimulus Dollars at Work: The Denver Federal Center Solar Campus
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed by President Obama on February 13, 2009, called for major new construction and the energy-efficient modernization of federal office buildings, courthouses and land ports across the country. This article—which…
The Long Wait Continues
“Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you.” Once you get a song in your head it’s hard to get it back out. These Stealers Wheel…