During the week of March 5–9, more than 6,400 GSA staffers—about half of the agency’s workforce—didn’t show up at their office. But those workers weren’t sick or slacking off—they were participating in National Telework Week by…
Category: Space Utilization
GSA Leads the Way in Shrinking Office Space
As we’ve already reported, GSA’s Public Building Service has a long-term goal of improving the way federal agencies use space and downsizing the federal office space footprint. GSA is leading the way in its own Washington,…
House Committee (Finally) Approves 11 Prospectuses
The House of Representatives, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, convened this morning in a mark-up hearing to finally approve 11 prospectuses, nearly all of which have been languishing on the Hill for more than a year. In…
DCBIA Meeting Review
This morning the District of Columbia Building Industry Association (DCBIA) hosted its seminar entitled “GSA Downsizing – A Perfect Storm Looming”, consisting of a panel of government officials and private sector professionals. We were there and…
Federal Employment Expected to Decline
This week Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its employment forecasts for the decade from 2010-2020. The good news is that BLS predicts an increase of nearly 20.5 million jobs over the course of this decade,…
GSA’s Space Reduction Plan
On Federal News Radio this past Friday, Elaine Clancy, GSA’s Director of Leasing, was interviewed regarding GSA’s efforts at space reduction and consolidation and her answers underscored a broader theme growing ever louder at GSA: the…