Federal real property : analyses of key issues / / Adam B. Clark, editor

• Pubblicazione: [Hauppauge], New York : , : Nova Science Publishers, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Disciplina: 343.7302
• Soggetto topico: Real property - United States; Government property - United States - Management; Public buildings - United States - Management; Real estate management - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): ClarkAdam B.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY: ANALYSES OF KEY ISSUES; FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY: ANALYSES OF KEY ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Authorization of General Services Administration Real Property Projects: Current Process and Proposed Legislation; Summary; The Government's Landlord; Prospectus Approval Process; Prospectus Approval As Oversight; Factors That Limit Oversight; Lack of Comparative Cost Data; Lack of Data on the Cost of Alterations; Failure to Meet Prospectus Submission Requirements; Legislative Proposal to Change; the Prospectus Process ; Key Provisions Related to Prospectus ProcessRequired Offsets for New Space; Restrictions on Below-Prospectus Projects; Reports on Leases; Zero-Based Space Justification; Eliminating Project Cost Escalation; Analysis; Concluding Observations; End Notes; Chapter 2: Capital Financing: Alternative Approaches to Budgeting for Federal Real Property; Abbreviations; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Found; Background; Budget Scorekeeping; GSA's Role; Case Study Agency Officials Experienced Challenges Receiving Full Upfront Funding for Federal Real Property Projects ; Alternative Funding Mechanisms Helped Agencies Meet Their Real Property Needs, but Also Posed ChallengesAgencies Use a Variety of Funding Mechanisms to Meet Their Real Property Needs; Risk Sharing, Managing Stakeholder Relationships, and Other Factors Affect Project Outcomes; Alternative Budgetary Structures Have Potential to Help Congress and Agencies Recognize the Costs and Returns of Real Property Projects Upfront and Over Time; Budgeting and Capital Planning Principles Offer a Framework for Considering Alternative Budgetary Structures ; Discretionary Budget Authority Options Could Provide a Straightforward Means of Dedicating Funding to Real Property ProjectsRelated Questions on the Implementation of Discretionary Options:; Mandatory Budget Authority Options Could Increase Agency Flexibility and Improve Cost-Benefit Recognition But Would Require a Different Means of Assuring Fiscal Control; Related Questions on the Implementation of Mandatory Options:; Concluding Observations; End Notes; Chapter 3: Overseas Real Property: State Department Needs to Improve Guidance and Records Management; Abbreviations ; Why GAO Did This StudyWhat GAO Recommends; What GAO Found; Background; State's Overseas Real Property Inventory Has Increased, but Data Do not Allow for Comparisons across Years; State Officials Said That They Consider Many Factors in Managing Their Overseas Real Property, but Data and Documentation; Are Limited; State Considers Various Factors in Identifying Unneeded Property, but Faces Challenges in Disposing of Properties; State Uses Data on Property Disposal Costs in Managing Real Property, but Data May Be Incomplete ; State Is Attempting to Reduce Its Reliance on Leased Space and Related Costs but Faces Challenges
• Sommario/riassunto: Prior to seeking appropriations, The General Services Administration (GSA) is required to obtain congressional authorization for constructing, purchasing, leasing, or renovating real property. The GSA controls more than 8,700 owned and leased buildings with 422 million square feet of floor space, which represents about 12.6% of the government's 3.354 billion total building square footage. GSA has the authority to acquire, operate, and dispose of real property on behalf of other federal agencies, including the judiciary. Its portfolio includes courthouses, land ports of entry, and federal offic
• Titolo autorizzato: Federal real property
• ISBN: 1-63482-279-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910693632603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Government procedures and operations.