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Selling excess property may not yield expected cash

Feb 04, 2012
The Obama administration and some lawmakers have pointed to one untapped source of revenue for the government: excess federal properties, which they say could net $15 billion in savings and sale revenue combined.

No desk, no nameplate, half the workspace: Feds adjust to ‘hoteling'

Bart Bush traded in his 225-square-foot office for a workstation less than a third its size, his shelves for a personal locker and a door for no walls at all. (17)

Mileage reimbursement unchanged at 51 cents per mile

Federal employees will see no change in their 51-cents-per-mile reimbursement for driving their own cars for federal business. (4)

GSA to offer buyouts, early outs

The General Services Administration plans to offer buyouts and early outs to as many as 650 of its employees. (1)

Cloud security reviews give priority to GSA vendors

Verizon Federal Inc. and General Dynamics Information Technology are among companies whose cloud computing services and products will be vetted first by federal experts under a new mandatory security assessment program. (1)
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Selling excess property may not yield expected cash

The Obama administration and some lawmakers have pointed to one untapped source of revenue for the government: excess federal properties, which they say could net $15 billion in savings and sale revenue combined. (1)

No desk, no nameplate, half the workspace: Feds adjust to ‘hoteling'

Bart Bush traded in his 225-square-foot office for a workstation less than a third its size, his shelves for a personal locker and a door for no walls at all. (17)

Mileage reimbursement unchanged at 51 cents per mile

Federal employees will see no change in their 51-cents-per-mile reimbursement for driving their own cars for federal business. (4)

News Digest: Jan. 16

The General Services Administration plans to offer buyouts and early outs to as many as 650 of its employees.

GSA to offer buyouts, early outs

The General Services Administration plans to offer buyouts and early outs to as many as 650 of its employees. (1)