DorobekInsider: GSA administrator nominee watch — developments on the Kansas City federal center
October 28, 2009 - 11:29pm
Yes — more than 10 months into the Obama administration — and Martha Johnson, the nominee to be the administrator of the General Services Administration, is still awaiting Senate confirmation.
The issue: Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) has put a hold on Johnson’s nomination because of a Kansas City federal property, as we told you back in August — and Federal News Radio 1500 AM spoke with the Kansas City Star reporter Kevin Collison.
GSA puts twist in downtown project’s plan
By KEVIN COLLISON
The Kansas City StarDowntown Kansas City can have a new federal office building and 1,200 employees, but under a different development plan than first envisioned.
A top General Services Administration official has given the Missouri congressional delegation the green light for the $175 million project — but only if the federal government owns it.
The plan that had been pitched locally since 2006 called for a building to be developed privately and leased to the GSA. The 430,000-square-foot project would be filled with federal workers moving from the Bannister Federal Complex in south Kansas City…
Peck’s letter is the latest twist in a political battle that has stalled President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the GSA. Bond has placed a hold on the appointment of Martha Johnson to apply pressure on behalf of the Kansas City project…
Bond’s office greeted Peck’s latest offer with caution, and the senator will continue to hold up the Johnson appointment until more information can be obtained.
Read GSA’s letter to the Missiour congressional delegation here:
As the Kansas City Star reports, it remains unclear if this will resolve the stand-off… and how quickly that be resolved.
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