Outsourcing Management Functions For The Acquisition Of Federal Facilities

Author : National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Outsourcing Design and Construction-Related Management Services for Federal Facilities
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309072670

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Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities by National Research Council,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Outsourcing Design and Construction-Related Management Services for Federal Facilities Pdf

In this study outsourcing is defined as the organizational practice of contracting for services from an external entity while retaining control over assets and oversight of the services being outsourced. In the 1980s, a number of factors led to a renewed interest in outsourcing. For private sector organizations, outsourcing was identified as a strategic component of business process reengineering-an effort to streamline an organization and increase its profitability. In the public sector, growing concern about the federal budget deficit, the continuing long-term fiscal crisis of some large cities, and other factors accelerated the use of privatization measures (including outsourcing for services) as a means of increasing the efficiency of government.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Core Competencies for Federal Facilities Asset Management, 2005-2020
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309114004

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Core Competencies for Federal Facilities Asset Management Through 2020 by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Core Competencies for Federal Facilities Asset Management, 2005-2020 Pdf

The U.S. government is faced with growing challenges to managing its facilities and infrastructure. A number of factors such as shrinking budgets, an aging workforce, and increasing costs demand new approaches to federal facilities management. The Federal Facilities Council of the NRC has sponsored a number of studies looking at ways to meet these challenges. This fourth study focuses on the people and skills that will needed to manage federal facilities in the next decade and beyond. The book presents a discussion of the current context of facilities management; an analysis of the forces affecting federal facilities asset management; an assessment of core competencies for federal facilities management; a comprehensive strategy for workforce development; and recommendations for implementing that strategy.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Organizing to Manage Construction and Infrastructure in the 21st Century Bureau of Reclamation
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780309180382

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Managing Construction and Infrastructure in the 21st Century Bureau of Reclamation by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Organizing to Manage Construction and Infrastructure in the 21st Century Bureau of Reclamation Pdf

In the more than 100 years since its formation, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of Interior (DOI), through its construction program, has brought water, electric power, and recreation facilities to millions of people in the Western United States. With major water and power systems in place, the Bureau's attention has now turned to operation, maintenance, repair, and modernization of those facilities in an environmentally and economically sound manner. To help with this effort, DOI asked the NRC to advise the Bureau on "appropriate organizational, management, and resource configurations to meet its construction, maintenance, and infrastructure requirements for its missions of the 21st century." This report presents an assessment of the requirements facing the Bureau in the 21st century, an analysis of good practices and techniques for addressing those challenges, and a review of workforce and human resource needs. The report also provides alternative scenarios that describe possible future organizations for infrastructure management.

Author : Standing Committee on Organizational Performance and Metrics,Federal Facilities Council,Ralph S. Spillinger
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309172240

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Adding Value to the Facility Acquisition Process by Standing Committee on Organizational Performance and Metrics,Federal Facilities Council,Ralph S. Spillinger Pdf

The federal government, like private corporations and other organizations, acquires buildings and other facilities to support specific functions and missions and the general conduct of its business. The federal government is, in fact, the nation's largest owner of buildings and spends more than $20 billion per year for facility design and construction. Adding Value to the Facility Acquisition Processidentifies a range of best practices and technologies that can be used by federal agencies and other owners to provide adequate management and oversight of design reviews throughout the facility acquisition process.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Department of Energy Project Management
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309089098

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Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Department of Energy Project Management Pdf

In 1997, Congress, in the conference report, H.R. 105-271, to the FY1998 Energy and Water Development Appropriation Bill, directed the NRC to carry out a series of assessments of project management at the Department of Energy (DOE). This report, the 2002 Assessment, is the second in that series. It presents an examination of DOE's progress in improving program management over the past two years and offers recommendations regarding project management methodology and project oversight.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Federal Facilities Council,Standing Committee on Organizational Performance and Management,Michael P. Pappas,G. Edward Gibson, Jr.
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309089203

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Starting Smart by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Federal Facilities Council,Standing Committee on Organizational Performance and Management,Michael P. Pappas,G. Edward Gibson, Jr. Pdf

Although most federal facilities projects are successfully completed (i.e., they reasonably meet the agency's requirements and expectations), the perception is that development of the scope of work for design for these projects is challenging and in some cases poorly performed. Based on this perception, a study was commissioned by the Federal Facilities Council (FFC) of the National Research Council to identify the elements that should be included in a scope of work for design to help ensure that the resulting facility is one that supports the fulfillment of a federal agency's program or mission. Its objectives also included identifying key practices for developing effective scopes of work for design involving new construction or major renovation projects and identifying key practices for matching the scope of work with the acquisition strategy, given a range of project delivery systems and contract methods.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822037820305

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Capital Assets Crisis by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : LOC:00144515390

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Reauthorization of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee to Review and Assess the Health and Productivity Benefits of Green Schools
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309180313

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Green Schools by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee to Review and Assess the Health and Productivity Benefits of Green Schools Pdf

Evidence has accumulated that shows that the quality of indoor environments can affect the health and productivity of adults and children. One consequence is that a movement has emerged to promote the design of schools that have fewer adverse environmental effects. To examine the potential of such design for improving education, several private organizations asked the NRC to review and assess the health and productivity benefits of green schools. This report provides an analysis of the complexity of making such a determination; and an assessment of the potential human health and performance benefits of improvements in the building envelope, indoor air quality, lighting, and acoustical quality. The report also presents an assessment of the overall building condition and student achievement, and offers an analysis of and recommendations for planning and maintaining green schools including research considerations.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee to Review the Security Design Criteria of the Interagency Security Committee
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309088800

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ISC Security Design Criteria for New Federal Office Buildings and Major Modernization Projects by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee to Review the Security Design Criteria of the Interagency Security Committee Pdf

In November 1999, GSA and the U.S. Department of State convened a symposium to discuss the apparently conflicting objectives of security from terrorist attack and the design of public buildings in an open society. The symposium sponsors rejected the notion of rigid, prescriptive design approaches. The symposium concluded with a challenge to the design and security professions to craft aesthetically appealing architectural solutions that achieve balanced, performance-based approaches to both openness and security. In response to a request from the Office of the Chief Architect of the Public Buildings Service, the National Research Council (NRC) assembled a panel of independent experts, the Committee to Review the Security Design Criteria of the Interagency Security Committee. This committee was tasked to evaluate the ISC Security Design Criteria to determine whether particular provisions might be too prescriptive to allow a design professional "reasonable flexibility" in achieving desired security and physical protection objectives.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Advancing the Productivity and Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry Workshop
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309147477

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Advancing the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the U.S. Construction Industry by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment,Committee on Advancing the Productivity and Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry Workshop Pdf

Construction productivity-how well, how quickly, and at what cost buildings and infrastructure can be constructed-directly affects prices for homes and consumer goods and the robustness of the national economy. Industry analysts differ on whether construction industry productivity is improving or declining. Still, advances in available and emerging technologies offer significant opportunities to improve construction efficiency substantially in the 21st century and to help meet other national challenges, such as environmental sustainability. Advancing the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the U.S. Construction Industry identifies five interrelated activities that could significantly improve the quality, timeliness, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of construction projects. These activities include widespread deployment and use of interoperable technology applications; improved job-site efficiency through more effective interfacing of people, processes, materials, equipment, and information; greater use of prefabrication, preassembly, modularization, and off-site fabrication techniques and processes; innovative, widespread use of demonstration installations; and effective performance measurement to drive efficiency and support innovation. The book recommends that the National Institute of Standards and Technology work with industry leaders to develop a collaborative strategy to fully implement and deploy the five activities

Author : Peter S. Brandon,Shu-Ling Lu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781444301359

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Clients Driving Innovation by Peter S. Brandon,Shu-Ling Lu Pdf

In recent years the construction industry has been criticised forlack of successful innovation compared to other major industries.The question of why the industry has not been seen to be innovativehas created concern among many involved with construction andproperty. The driving concern is where the motivation for thisinnovation should come from. Although construction clients havemade an impact in this area, the industry itself seems divided asto whether, when and where clients should drive the innovationprocess. Clients Driving Innovation brings together an international groupof researchers and practitioners to investigate the role of clientsin construction innovation. Written in three parts, it covers thecontext for innovation driven by clients, the client impact on theinnovation process and how new ideas can be pushed through intopractice. Numerous case studies illustrate the role clients canplay and the key issues that need to be addressed. With increasing interest in the contribution clients can make toconstruction innovation, Clients Driving Innovation will beessential reading for construction management researchers, majorconstruction contractors and clients and government policy makers.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : PSU:000058950081

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Bureau of Reclamation Plan for the 21st Century by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428971226

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Federal Facilities Council's report on the role of facility design reviews in facilities construction by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Government property
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062178608

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Federal Facilities Acquisition and Management by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf