Sequestration—originally a legal term referring to an agent of the court taking valuable property into custody to prevent it from being disposed of or abused before a dispute over its ownership can be resolved—has been adapted…
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Reforming the USPS
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 Service (USPS) but would bar it…
Spotlight: U.S. Postal Service
Which independent federal agency’s predecessor was created on July 26, 1775, by a decree of the Second Continental Congress? Here’s a hint: it’s also the third-largest civilian employer in the nation (behind only the federal government…
Lease Expirations By Year
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…
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…