Advertisement

You will be redirected to the page you want to view in  seconds.

 GSA

  1. A Forest Service firefighter walks on a fire break line as the 2009 Station Fire burns in the Angeles National Forest in California. Kevork Djansezian//Getty Images

    As wildfire season looms, sequester cuts firefighters

    The sequester will cost the Forest Service about 500 firefighters and 50 fire engines this year, even as the agency expects another rough season of drought-fueled wildfires.

    • May. 13, 2013

  2. Obama directs agencies to make more data public

    Agencies are under more pressure to release government data to the public and ensure it is packaged in formats that promote widespread use and dissemination.

    • May. 9, 2013

  3. In tracking down contract overcharges, GSA goes slowly

    When the General Services Administration inspector general uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges by a contractor, the watchdog office wasted little time in telling GSA management to recoup the money.

    • May. 7, 2013
  4. A field of solar collectors belonging to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard is seen in Swanton, Ohio. Master Sgt. Beth Holliker/U.S. Air Force

    Army to spur renewable energy with $7 billion contract

    Five companies have prequalified to build and maintain geothermal energy projects for the Defense Department, under the first phase of a $7 billion Army contract.

    • May. 6, 2013
  5. President Obama announces Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, left, as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation during an April 29 news conference at the White House. Win McNamee /Getty Images

    Obama taps Charlotte mayor to head Transportation

    President Obama announced Monday his choice of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his next Transportation secretary, heralding the young mayor for revitalizing his city with critical investments in its transportation infrastructure.

    • Apr. 30, 2013
  6. NASA has been ranked the most innovative large agency for three consecutive years in an analysis by the Partnership for Public Service. Pictured: NASA employees celebrate as the first pictures appear on screen after a successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover on Aug. 5. Brian van der Brug/Getty Images, pool

    Feds feel less empowered to innovate, survey finds

    Most federal employees look for ways to be innovative and do their jobs better, but an increasing number of feds don't feel empowered to do that, according to a new analysis by the Partnership for Public Service.

    • Apr. 29, 2013
  7. A vacant, GSA-owned warehouse in Washington hosted a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee field hearing on April 25. Thomas Brown / Federal Times

    Lawmakers seek quicker property disposal

    Lawmakers pressed the General Services Administration Thursday to more quickly dispose of vacant buildings.

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  8. Dorothy Robyn, public buildings commissioner at GSA, said the agency has shifted its focus to renovating old courthouses instead of building new ones, which saves money. Staff

    GAO recommends a halt to 11 courthouse projects

    The General Services Administration should halt all 11 courthouse construction and renovation projects planned for the next five years to better review costs and space needs, the Government Accountability Office recommends.

    • Apr. 17, 2013
  9. Jim Ghiloni, director of GSA's One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services program management office Thomas Brown / Staff

    OASIS would be one-stop integrated services shop

    The General Services Administration wants to be the government’s source for complex, integrated services, such as financial management, logistics and program management.

    • Apr. 17, 2013
  10. Former OPM director John Berry is seen in a file photo. File

    Focus of IG investigation now oversees GSA’s IT supply schedule program

    An ongoing investigation by the Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general into contract steering and wasteful spending raises questions about a former OPM official who left the agency in September 2011 to oversee the General Services Administration’s biggest federal supply schedules program.

    • Apr. 16, 2013
  11. GSA recruited about 80 small businesses in 2010 to participate in a pilot program to track their emissions, but businesses slowly dropped out. GSA shut the program down in November - nearly nine months early - because low participation made the program too expensive. AFP / Getty Images

    Contractors, agencies struggle to measure ‘greenness’ of purchases

    Three years ago, the General Services Administration came up with a plan to give preferential treatment to contractors that track their greenhouse gas emissions. So far, that plan remains a goal rather than a reality.

    • Apr. 3, 2013

  12. News Digest: April 1

    A federal judge has ordered the General Services Administration to re-evaluate bids for its billion-dollar e-travel contract awarded last June.

    • Mar. 31, 2013
  13. The Coast Guard headquarters will be the only part of the Department of Homeland Security's planned consolidation to be completed at the former St. Elizabeth's Hospital site in Southeast Washington. File photo / Getty Images

    Coast Guard headquarters is only sure part of DHS consolidation

    The Coast Guard headquarters will be the only part of the Department of Homeland Security’s planned consolidation to be completed, as of now, the General Services Administration’s top official said Tuesday.

    • Mar. 19, 2013

  14. GSA cancels two summer conferences

    The General Services Administration is canceling two more major conferences.

    • Mar. 18, 2013
Industry Circle

Your free source for the latest insights, trends, technology and forward thinking from industry leaders.

Visit industrycircle.com today!

Site Map  |  Back to Top 

Gannett

All content © 2013, Gannett Government Media Corporation

Quick Survey
Please tell us more about your role in government. Your anonymous answers will help us improve the relevance of content on Federal Times.
Where do you work? Federal Government Private Sector/Other
Department
Invalid Entry
Enter Department
Invalid Entry
Wage Schedule:
Invalid Entry
Zip Code:
Invalid Entry
DONE
Industry
Invalid Entry
Title:
Invalid Entry
Zip Code:
Invalid Entry
DONE
THANK YOU!