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FEDRAMP is Hindering Facilities Management in the Federal Sector

Job Order Contracting

1 FEDRAMP was initially establish to provide a standardized method for ensuring digital information security for federal government agencies. Note: Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High is a cloud platform developed by Microsoft for cleared personnel and organizations that support the Department of Defense (DoD).]

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School construction: Enhancing security through design

The Korte Company

Our success as a security-focused school construction company is underscored by our experience delivering 500 projects for our country’s Department of Defense. Exterior elements of secure school construction. Architects must design for the security of the school without making it look like a prison. It takes balance.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

It is required in order to consistently achieve best value repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes. They have a false sense of security, believing that contractor or subcontractor quotes, or historical information, or square foot level cost models provide defensible cost visibility.

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

Job Order Contracting

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Office of the Assistance Secretary of Defense.

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Community-based Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

The OpenCost TM Approach provides the following features, benefits, and core defensible elements: Consistent and localized labor cost by trade. Addresses line items used in 90% or more of common renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects. Available via secure cloud access. Crews reviewed and updated.

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GSA Selects Both Green Globes And LEED For Federal Buildings

Green Building Law Update

EISA requires the GSA Administrator to provide his recommendation to the Secretary of Energy, who then consults with the Secretary of Defense and the GSA Administrator, to identify the system appropriate for use in the Federal sector to certify green buildings. GSA first evaluated certification systems in 2006 focusing on new construction.

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5 Tips for Filing a Roof Replacement Insurance Claim

Construction Marketing

It costs a lot to put up, mainly because it plays a significant role in your safety and security while giving you a solid defense against the effects of snow, wind, rain, heat, hail, and other elements. The roof is among the most valuable assets on your house. When bad weather happens, it may cause unforeseeable damages on your roof.

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