Since 1990, the Government Accountability Office has been reporting on federal government operations that it identifies as “high risk” because of their greater vulnerabilities to fraud, waste and mismanagement; its biennial reports aim to help the…
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GovSpeak: “The Antideficiency Act”
Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution states that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law….” The Antideficiency Act (ADA), originally enacted in 1884 and most…
Cornyn Reintroduces Bill to Fund Improvements at U.S. Ports of Entry via Public-Private Partnerships
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a bill last week (Thursday, January 30) that would empower U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into agreements with local governments or private entities to fund improvements at land ports…
Boxer Introduces Bill to Improve Federal Building Energy Efficiency
Last week, (Monday, January 21) in his second inaugural address, President Obama highlighted the need to mitigate the growing impacts of climate change, saying “We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing the failure…
Southwest Ecodistrict Update
As we reported last July, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has big plans for the almost 110-acre, 15-block section of Southwest Washington, D.C., that is home to the Departments of Energy, Education, and Housing and…
Spotlight: U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command
Which federal agency’s motto is “Freedom’s Front Door”? The U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM)—a Department of Defense (DoD) joint civilian and military organization—is charged with the unique and challenging task of determining the physical, mental…
FBI Industry Day Conference
Yesterday (January 17) GSA hosted an “industry day” conference to provide additional background relating to their Request For Information soliciting developer input on ideas to replace the existing J. Edgar Hoover (JEH) Building, FBI’s headquarters since…
GAO Report Highlights Need for Better Data on Historic Buildings
While the federal government owns thousands of historic structures, maintaining those properties in a time of increasingly constrained budgets poses considerable challenges. One of those challenges involves the need for accurate information about such properties. Where…
Barletta to Replace Denham as Chair of House Subcommittee Overseeing GSA
Changes in the House Republican leadership overseeing GSA continue. Incoming House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman William “Bill” Shuster (R-Pa.) announced yesterday (January 16) that he is appointing fellow Pennsylvania Republican Lou Barletta to head the…
“It’s Really Expensive To Be Poor”
“It’s really expensive to be poor.” This was the comment from Dr. Dorothy Robyn, the GSA’s Public Buildings Commissioner, at yesterday’s Federal Real Property Association conference in Washington, DC. How true! GSA’s inability to adequately fund…