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Fed watchdog wants DOD to have better insight into contractors' safety records

Construction Dive

The Government Accountability Office said that OSHA violations should be tied to a company identification number so that defense contractors can weigh safety records before awarding projects.

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Federal study highlights dangers facing military construction contractors

Construction Dive

Government Accountability Office found a number of safety infractions on Department of Defense jobs.

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Building Perimeters are Only One Layer in Safe School Design

BD+C

Government Accountability Office, current or former students account for half of school shootings. For example, the effectiveness of parking lot video surveillance can be increased with clear sightlines from the front office. This lawmaker brings up a valid concern. According to the U.S.

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Federal Construction Contractors Are Faced with the Double Whammy of the Pandemic and Price Escalation: What Can Be Done?

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

What is often forgotten is that in March 2020, the Office of Management & Budget issued a memorandum (OMB Memo M-20-18) recognizing that “Federal contractors play a vital role in helping agencies meet the needs of our citizens, including the critical response efforts to COVID-19. 52.242-15, Stop Work Order.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

General Accounting Office (GAO), May 1979. Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). 3 US Department of Defense.

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Secret Formula—Office Vacancy Rates—Prompts Roger Staubach To Bet On The Broncos

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

According to the firm’s analysis of the last 13 season finale games, teams based in cities with the higher office vacancy rate (i.e. ” At the same time, Staubach also had high praise for the Seahawks’ defense, which has held its opponents to an average of just 11.6 percent vacancy) edged San Francisco (11.8

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The interior sliding door system (r)evolution

Construction Specifier

To set themselves apart and attract talent in a competitive marketplace, they teamed up with architects and specifiers to bring the aesthetics of home into the office. Layouts also reflected this revolutionary concept, favoring open-plan environments with small, private office spaces and collaboration rooms.