Strategic Directions in Real Property

1. Strategic Directions in Real Property Paul Bosco, PE, PMP, LEED-AP Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management

2. The Secretary's Priorities Recovery Act “Move at Light Speed” Better management data = better decision-making New Deputy Secretary confirmed – stay tuned Executive Orders EO 13327 - Real Property Asset Management EO 13423 – Sustainability Carbon Footprint Reduction?? The Federal Real Property Council GAO High Risk Series Drivers

3. Focus on GAO findings Excess real property Deteriorated facilities Reliance on “costly leasing” Unreliable data Increasing emphasis on data quality We’ve seen the last of the PMA in its present form, BUT Real property management will remain on the Administration’s radar What We Can Expect

4. Greater transparency of operations Monthly reporting? Sustainability and carbon footprint reduction Rightsizing the federal facilities portfolio What We Can Expect

5. Assimilation of sustainability and carbon awareness into the facilities culture Ex. ADA is now accepted without question Moving beyond one for one Develop requirements models Figure out what we really need Explore non-traditional workspace models Capital One case study Breaking the Paradigm The best way to make the inventory more sustainable is to reduce its size

6. RPAM update Continue to document the accuracy of FIMS data through the validation process Cited by OMB as a best practice Right size our facilities portfolio and improve its condition Ensuring the competency of federal facilities managers Short term goal – be the first federal agency removed from the GAO High Risk List for real property OECM Initiatives