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Tag Archives: USDOT
How prepared are airports and airlines to handle a pandemic?
Physical distancing and avoiding shared surfaces can be quite difficult when it comes to air travel. Airports and airplanes have many of the features that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend you avoid to prevent the spread of diseases, … Continue reading
Looking at Green Cities and Green Buildings for Earth Day
Today is the 34th annual Earth Day, and this year’s theme is “Green Cities.” To mark the occasion, let’s look at some of our work examining the federal government’s role in encouraging green building. Green building practices can create more … Continue reading
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April 22, 2014
Tagged Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, DOE, duplication, Earth Day, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, environment, epa, green building, HHS, HUD, interagency, NIST, nonfederal, NRE, Small Business Administration, usda, USDOT
Why Counting Federal Structures Isn’t as Easy as 1-2-3
The federal government owns and manages a huge amount of “real property” (property that can’t be moved). GAO designated the management of federal real property as High Risk based largely on challenges agencies face managing buildings. But buildings are only … Continue reading
Podcast on Current and Future Availability of Airline Pilots
The number of pilots employed by commercial airlines has declined since 2000, and many stakeholders are concerned about a potential shortage of qualified airline pilots in the near future. Listen to our podcast with Gerald Dillingham, a director in our … Continue reading
