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... projects resulting directly from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, then the General Services Administration is the agency for you. The GSA received $5.5 billion to support its High Performance and Sustainable Buildings program. Previously, I had ... impossible to report on stimulus projects without highlighting the fact that bids are much lower than anticipated. In the case of GSA ARRA projects, bids are coming in 10 to 15 percent below government estimates. I have serious concerns about ...

... American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for construction and renovation of federal buildings. The GSA also requires that all new projects be LEED Silver certified, with a preference for LEED Gold certification. That means $4.5 billion is being spent on new GSA projects that could fail in the same manner as the building in the New York Times article. Next week ... Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label (NYT) GSA's Green Stimulus Projects (GBLU) GSA: Sustainable Design Program (GBLU) Photo: wilkins lee ...

... an environmental assessment last year, it did not score high enough to qualify for the Energy Star Label[.]" A review of the GSA study on its website reveals a few interesting facts that the Times left out of the article: The GSA study was of 14 ... by the Times to have a "major gas guzzler" of a cooling system reach LEED certification in 2002? A review of the GSA's webpage describing the project, and further discussion at BuildingGreen.com, reveals that the site is a downtown redevelopment of a ...

... shares his thoughts at www.scfamilylaw.com, fully embracing technology within the legal profession. GSA Business: For starters, how did you become this guy enthralled with Mac computers? Ben ... Mac stuff, while they can just do their PC stuff. GSA: Tell me about your recent trip to the ABA Techshow. Stevens: It's the largest ... kind of a gateway drug to get people to see how easy their products can be. GSA: How can technology shape the courtroom, especially in cash-strapped South Carolina? Stevens: ...

... maximum participation of local small business in the impacted area for acquisitions supporting Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Additionally, GSA has taken a number of other steps to help small businesses along the Gulf Coast, including the following: -- ... . -- Planned a series of monthly meetings throughout the region to enroll local small businesses in the HubZone and GSA Schedules program. After Hurricane Katrina, the President declared the Gulf Coast a Major Disaster area under the Robert T ...

... the easiest part of the process. The next step is contract procurement and administration. Due to staffing vacancies at the GSA, the administration process may prove difficult : "Meanwhile, the ranks of contracting officers who make the day-to-day ... attrition, outsourcing and a convoluted federal hiring process that many say discourages talented people from applying." The GSA is not the only federal agency that is currently understaffed and tasked with administering billions in stimulus funds. The ...

... Solutions, has completed registration of Equivio-based technology and services for near-duplicate detection on the GSA Schedule. Registration on the GSA Schedule facilitates procurement by US Government departments. The Equivio technology is registered on TechLaw GSA Schedule 70, contract number GS-35F-5398H, modification 9-22-2006. About TechLaw Solutions TechLaw Solutions helps its government clients develop and implement strategies to manage electronic and paper document collections for ...

... injunction she had issued, the issuance of which the circuit had previously affirmed. Despite a prior circuit ruling that the GSA would be successful in a hearing on the merits if they proved out their factual allegations, the school board decided ... about their legal duties. But, given the elective status of school boards and the controversy attendant on recognition of GSAs in more conservative communities, I suspect that in some cases what we have are elected school board members, some bringing ...

Federal Times reports that the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has concluded that General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Lurita Doan violated the Federal Hatch Act by allowing a partisan political training for her staff during business hours at the GSA. We previously provided video of her compelling testimony before Congress on this issue. Here's that video: Enjoy the Law and Politics Blog? Subscribe to our RSS Feed

The Federal Times reports: A series of charges leveled against the head of the General Services Administration could hinder her ability to lead the agency, procurement industry officials say. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., in a March 6 letter to GSA...