The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) (we pronounce it “Eee-sa”) is sometimes called the light bulb bill for phasing out most incandescents. It has been called “the most sweeping energy efficiency legislation in…
Category: GovSpeak
GovSpeak: “412 Authority”
Lately, there has been increasing buzz over “412 Authority” a little known legal right granted to GSA as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, which is more formally referred to as Section 412 of P.L.…
GovSpeak: “Standoff”
If you begin discussing government facilities security, sooner or later “standoff” will enter the conversation. Standoff, sometimes used synonymously with “setback”, is the term used to describe the distance between a building and the perimeter of…
GovSpeak: “The Fiscal Cliff”
“Fiscal cliff,” a phrase coined by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, is shorthand for the “many major fiscal events” that could happen simultaneously at the end of this year and in January 2013. Congress faces…
GovSpeak: “MILCON”
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…
GovSpeak: “FRPP”
The Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP) is a comprehensive and descriptive database of “all real property under the custody and control of all executive branch agencies, except when otherwise required for reasons of national security, in…
GovSpeak: “FRPC”
The interagency Federal Real Property Council (FRPC) was created by provisions in Executive Order 13327, “Federal Real Property Asset Management,” which President George W. Bush signed on February 4, 2004. Executive Order 13327 states: “The policy…
GovSpeak: “Davis-Bacon”
In the course of executing large construction transactions we often refer to “Davis-Bacon”. The Davis-Bacon Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Herbert Hoover on March 3, 1931, requires private contractors…
GovSpeak: The “OA”
When a landlord leases space to the federal government, it is most often a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contracting officer who signs the lease for the United States of America. In fact, as of this…
GovSpeak: “Sequestration”
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…