Powered by Tableau Any observer of the federal leasing market will agree that the pace of new leasing has slowed considerably. This is to say that there are few requirements for new space or expansions of…
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GSA’s Role in Preserving the Past
In recognition of the fact that May is National Preservation Month, we’re taking a brief look at GSA’s historic preservation efforts. More than a quarter of the 1,600 buildings owned by GSA, containing more than 60…
Spotlight: National Science Foundation
Which federal agency can claim (at least some) credit for more than 190 Nobel Prizes? The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science;…
GSA Leasing: State By State
Powered by Tableau The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) leases 194 million square feet of office, industrial and special purpose space on behalf of its tenant agencies. This space is distributed among 8,800 leases throughout the…
GSA Scandal Hearings: Day Three, Senate Committees Take Their Turn
Two Senate committees got their chance today to question GSA leaders after two days of House hearings into the agency. Both the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee—which met this morning—and the Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services…
GSA Scandal Hearings: Day Two, House Leaders Threaten to Shut Down GSA
On the second day of congressional hearings on the GSA Las Vegas Conference scandal, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, led by Committee Chairman John Mica…
GSA Scandal Hearings: Day One, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform expressed outrage while peppering current and former GSA leaders with hard-hitting questions about their role in the 2010 Western Regions Conference scandal—which was the subject of…
Spotlight: Fish and Wildlife Service
Which federal agency is responsible for 150 million acres of land? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), a bureau within the Department of the Interior, manages the 150 million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which is…
More Shake-ups at GSA: Acting PBS Commissioner Appointed, Hearings Scheduled
We’ve been wondering since last Monday who would replace Bob Peck as GSA’s commissioner of public buildings, who was fired that day as part of the now infamous “GSA Las Vegas Scandal.” The answer came yesterday…
GSA Las Vegas Round-Up
There has been a tsunami of press this entire stemming from the Las Vegas Conference that led to the resignation of GSA Administrator Martha Johnson and the related firing of GSA’s Public Buildings Commissioner, Bob Peck.…