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Where there's smoke, there's more smoke
In most federal offices, the practice of on-the-job-smoking has gone with the wind, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. But for some feds, isolated pockets for smokers outside the building need to be pushed even further downwind.
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Federal Report , smoking ,
Bill aims to reduce number of government buildings
The House passed a bill to establish a commission to get rid of underused federal buildings.
Tags: Congress , House , Jeff Denham , civilian BRAC , OMB , federal real property
House approves 'civilian BRAC' bill
The House has passed a bill that would set up a commission to help decide which unused buildings the government can dispose of.
Tags: Congress , House , Jeff Denham , civilian BRAC , OMB , John Mica , federal real property
Smoke-free federal buildings bill closes smoking loophole
A new bill, introduced by Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) would ban smoking in and near all federal buildings, closing a loophole that exempted many federal buildings from a 2008 directive banning smoking. Previous anti-smoking directives applied only to buildings under GSA's custody.
Tags: Congress , House , Susan Davis , GSA , smoking ban ,
The Credit Crunch and GSA
Tags: General Services Administration , credit crunch , House Transportation Committee
You're Gonna Need a Bigger Carpet
Tags: GSA , Design Excellence Program , Thomas Grooms
FPS ramps up reform efforts, again
Eric Patterson, director of the Federal Protective Service, said at a recent hearing that reworking the agency's current reform programs will help to improve past issues of training, communication and security.
Tags: security , hiring , DHS , FPS , SECURE Facilities Act , ramp , House Homeland Security Committee , facility security , Eric Patterson , Mark Goldstein , training , management , Courtney Thompson
See Something, Say Something expands to feds
All federal buildings owned or managed by GSA will have their walls adorned with posters and signs with a message from DHS. We get details from GSA's Larry Melton.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , DHS , GSA , FPS , building security , Larry Melton
DHS, GSA want feds to 'say something'
The Federal Protective Service is putting posters in 9,000 federal buildings this week, along with a special toll-free hotline, urging federal workers to report suspicious activity.
Tags: management , Janet Napolitano , Martha Johnson , Patterson , DHS, GSA, FPS , building security , Jared Serbu
What the cuts in federal building costs really mean
We get analysis from Washington Business Journal Sarah Krouse.
Tags: management , contracting , BRAC , Washington Business Journal , Sarah Krouse , DoD , DorobekInsider
