Public Buildings Reform Board

Federal buildings board: Agencies can save billions by shedding ‘vastly underutilized’ office space

GSA has sold 10 of a dozen properties on PBRB’s list of high-value recommendations, and expects to sell another property by the end of July.

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GSA says more funds needed to offload unneeded federal office space

Facilities/Construction

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Better federal building upkeep, right-sizing office space key to governmentwide savings, GAO says

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OMB holding agencies ‘accountable’ for 50% in-office presence

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Survey: Back in the office, feds feel mixed on office space functionality

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Agencies’ headquarters in DC remained ‘nearly empty’ in 2023, real-estate board finds

Facilities/Construction

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Federal buildings disposal board, nearing its end, still sees plenty of work ahead

Facilities/Construction

Agencies face ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to sell real estate they don’t need. Will it happen?

Facilities/Construction

GSA accelerates plans to offload federal buildings it no longer needs

Facilities/Construction

With most agency headquarters at 25% capacity, ‘hard decisions’ coming for federal office holdings

Leasing/Property Management

Federal ‘experiment’ to fast-track sale of underutilized property falling behind on goals

Facilities/Construction

GSA targets underutilized property as feds telework, but agencies not giving up office space

The Biden administration sees a major opportunity to sell office space the federal government no longer needs, now that much of the federal workforce has…

Facilities/Construction

Biden admin. wants more federal employees to qualify for student loan forgiveness

In today’s Federal Newscast, new proposal from the Department of Education is aiming to expand student loan relief programs for federal workers.

Federal Newscast

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GSA begins selling 11 high-value federal properties board deems underutilized

Leasing/Property Management

The General Services Administration, under the authority to fast-track the process, is selling federal properties considered valuable but underutilized by their agency tenants.