Government Leasing News

Dr. Dennis Eisen is the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Government Leasing News. He started the publication after decades of experience as a real estate consultant to various government agencies and national associations, specializing in the development of computerized business models and innovative software programs for real estate decision making.

A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR OWNERS, MANAGERS AND DEVELOPERS OF GOVERNMENT-LEASED PROPERTY

Vol. 7 NO. 4 (Winter 2011)
Feature Article: Actions Federal
Agencies Can Take Now to
Stretch and Save Facility Dollars
Guest Editorial: This Time It’s
Different – Or Is It?
In-Building Cell Phone Coverage
–Another Utility?
Minutes of the Joint Forum on
Lease Construction: Part I
Editorial: For Public Housing,
This Time It Is Different
Market Outlooks for Washington
and Baltimore
VA Leasing Opportunities
Prospectus Corner: FY 2011
Prospectus Corner: FY 2012
Selected Vacancy Rates
Recently Initiated GSA Leases

Vol 7, NO. 3 (Fall 2011)
Feature Article: Should Agencies
Other Than GSA Have Independent
Leasing Authority?
Joint NFDA-GSA Forum on Lease Construction
The New Rules Governing Real
Property Leasing by GSA
The FBI Build-to-Suit Regional
Office Building in Charlotte
Market Outlooks for Washington
and Baltimore
VA Leasing Opportunities
Largest GSA Leases
Prospectus Corner: FY 2011
Prospectus Corner: FY 2012
Selected Vacancy Rates

Vol. 7, NO. 2 (Summer 2011)
Feature Article: Generating Returns from Federal Real Estate
National Federal Development Association Spring Meeting
The Military Housing Privatization Initiative
NFDA Comments on HR 1734, Civilian Prop. Realignment Act
Executive Summary of the Lease Reform Implementation Report
Market Outlooks for Washington and Baltimore
VA Leasing Opportunities
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates

VOL. 7, NO. 1 (Spring 2011)
Feature Article: Physical and
Capital Needs Assessment, Part 2
Commentary
National Federal Development
Association Spring Meeting
P.L. 111-308: Federal Buildings
Personnel Training Act of 2010
In Preparation: Military Housing
Privatization Initiative
In Preparation: A New Modeling
Tool for Lease-Construction
GSA’s New Sustainable Workplace
Design Tool
Market Outlooks for Washington
and Baltimore
VA Leasing Opportunities
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates
Prospectus Corner: FY 2011
R&A, Construction, and Leases
Prospectus Corner: FY 2012
R&A, Construction, and Leases
Congressional Subcommittees
The Government ‘s New Property
Disposition Program

VOL. 6, NO. 4 (Winter 2010)
Feature Article:
Physical and Capital Needs Assessment
Letter to the Editor
National Federal Development Association
(NFDA) News
GSA’s PBS and FAS—Two Roads Diverged
In-Building Wireless Communications:
A New Consideration
The Sport of Negotiating
Market Outlooks for Washington and Baltimore
Federal Agency Enhanced Use Leasing
VA Leasing Opportunities
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates
Prospectus Corner:
FY 2011 Alt/Mod and Construction
Prospectus Corner:
FY 2011 Leases

VOL. 6, NO. 3 (Fall 2010)
Feature Article: Energy Performance Contracts
Book Review: Confessions of a Government Man
Capturing Value from Federal Real Estate
Challenges in Public Housing:
The Lakeland Florida Story
Market Outlooks for Washington and Baltimore
Federal Agency Enhanced Use Leasing
NFDA Fall Meeting on Lease
Process Streamlining
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates
Prospectus Corner: FY 2010
Prospectus Corner: FY 2011
Notable and Newsworthy

VOL. 6, NO. 2 (Summer 2010)
Featured Article: The Vexing
Problem of Holdovers
GSA Lease Process Reform
is Underway
Reducing the Impact of
Water Damage
Litigation: In the Matter of
Fedcar Company, Ltd.
Market Outlooks for
Washington and Baltimore
Federal Agency Enhanced Use Leasing
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates
Public Service Announcements
Prospectus Corner: FY 2010
Prospectus Corner: FY 2011

VOL. 6, NO. 1 (Spring 2010)
Featured Article: Is Federal
Ownership Indeed Less Costly
than Leasing?
Rethinking the Capital Fund
Financing Complexities for
Developers of GSA Projects
Historic Economic Parameters
for FY 2006–2011
A Mapping Program for Govt-
Leased Buildings
Market Outlooks for
Washington and Baltimore
Federal Agency Enhanced Use
Leasing
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates
Prospectus Corner: FY 2009
Prospectus Corner: FY 2010
Litigation Corner: Maryland
Enterprises (Opus East) vs.
GSA
Bonus Supplement: NFDA
Institute Monograph
The NFDA Institute
Public and Private Methods
for Build-to-Suits
Strategic Opportunity for Existing
Federal Leases
Classification and Scoring of
Federal Leases

VOL. 5, NO. 4 (Winter 2009)
Featured Article: An Interview
with Patrick J. Keogh
NFDA Inaugural Meeting of
October 27th
NFDA Organization and
Mission Statement
Leveraging for Advantage in
the Pivotal Shift: Part II
Call for the Ostrander Award
Nominations for 2010
Market Outlooks for
Washington and Baltimore
Federal Agency Enhanced Use
Leasing
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates
Prospectus Corner FY 2009
Prospectus Corner FY 2010
Realty Life-Cycle Leases
GSA-Industry Roundtable on
Lease Procurement
GreenLink Alliance Recognition
Special Supplement
NFDA Training Institute
Public and Private Methods
for Build-to-Suits
Strategic Opportunity for Existing
Federal Leases

Vol. 5 No. 3 (Fall 2009)
Why the Scoring Rules Make Sense
Featured Article: Operating
Cost Increases in Gov’t Leases
Spiff Up Employee Incentives
Gov’t Buildings: Dumb to
Smart and on to Green
Moving Toward Green in Gov’t
Leases
Leveraging for Advantage in the
Pivotal Shift: Part I
BRAC: To Excess or Not to
Excess?
Moss Completes Five C.I.S.
Buildings in Record Time
Market Outlooks for
Washington and Baltimore
Federal Agency Enhanced Use
Leasing
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates
Status of GSA Prospectuses
for FY 2009 and FY 2010
The Korpacz Investor Survey
Progress at Recovery.gov
Virgil Ostrander Award
Announcement for 2009
Ask the Expert
NFDA Organizational Meeting

Vol. 5 No. 2 (Summer 2009)
Featured Article: Why the Scoring Rules Make Sense
Summary of the Federal Development Opportunities Seminar
The Call for a National Federal Development Association
Staying Energy Competitive in Government-Leased Buildings
A Public-Private Partnering Approach to GSA’s Leases
An Agency’s Lack of Authority can be Costly to the Vendor
Annual FRPA Awards for 2009
Market Outlooks for Washington and Baltimore
Federal Agency Enhanced Use Leasing
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
Selected Vacancy Rates
Prospectus Corner FY 2009
Prospectus Corner FY 2010
The Korpacz Investor Survey
In Preparation: Planning for a New Day
GSA & DoD Recovery Act Spending Maps

Vol. 5 No. 1 (Spring 2009)
Challenges Facing the Government’s Federal Civilian Landlord
Real Property Tax Management
for Gov’t-Leased Buildings
Cost-Benefit Analyses Need Only Be Reasonable
The Enormous Success of
the RTC 10 The Resolution Trust Corporation 1989-1995
Lease Construction: It’s Either New Tools or New Money
Enhanced Use Leasing
Recently Initiated GSA Leases
The Korpacz Investor Survey
A Limited Termination for Convenience Clause?
Spotlight: Newmark Knight Frank

Vol. 4 No. 4 (Winter 2008)
Book Review: Sustainability Matters
Challenges Facing the Government’s Federal Civilian Landlord
Real Property Tax Management for Government-Leased Buildings
Succeeding Lease Cost-Benefit Analysis Needs Only Be Reasonable
Ask the Expert on GSA Lease Renewals and Extensions
Enormous Success of the RTC
The Resolution Trust Corporation 1989–1995
Lease Construction: It’s Either New Tools or New Money
Establishment of the Virgil W. Ostrander Award for Innovative Procurement
Should GSA Add a Limited Termination for Convenience Clause?
Summary of the Seminar on Alternative Lease Construction Methods
Spotlight: Newmark Knight Frank

Vol. 4 No. 3 (Fall 2008)
Greening of the Duncan Federal Building
The Past is Prologue for GSA’s Lease Construction Program
Recent Innovation in Security Blinds
DoD Real Property – An Overlooked Opportunity
On Liquidated Damages
Challenges in Public Housing VI

Vol. 4 No. 2 (Summer 2008)
The NIH Bayview Research Center -- A New Model for Lease-Construction
Partnering with the Market to Meet Federal Real Estate Needs
Better Asset Management: How to Do it and How it Helps
GSA Real Property Disposal Process Chart
The Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey
The Transparency Act of 2006: www.USASpending.gov

Vol. 4 No. 1 (Spring 2008)
The Government’s Novation Agreement—What Does it Really Mean?
Implications of the Recent GSA Directive on Delegated Leasing Authority
Challenges in Public Housing V
The GSA Cost Per Person Model
Recovery of DOI’s Gulf of Mexico Regional Office

Vol. 3 No. 4 (Winter 2007)
Insights into GSA Form 1364A
Spotlight: UGL Equis
Telecommunication Rings in Government Buildings
GSA’s Inventory of Owned and Leased Property

Vol. 3 No. 3 (Fall 2007)
Book Review: The Site Security Design Guide
Insights into GSA Form 1217
Challenges in Public Housing IV
Section 412 Sale-Leasebacks
for GSA?
Economic Parameters for Federal R. E. Analysis FY’06 to FY’09
GSA Lease Distribution by Procurement Action
Largest GSA Leases over 250,000 Rentable Square Feet

Vol. 3 No. 2 (Summer 2007)
GSA’s Securitized Credit Lease
Sustainability Practices for Federal Real Property
Ask the Expert: Building Transfer and Novation Agreements

Vol. 3 No. 1 (Spring 2007)
Ask the Expert: Multiple IRR’s
Keeping your Government Tenant when
the Lease Expires
New Accessibility Standards for
GSA-Leased Facilities
Consolidation of the Civilian Boards
of Contract Appeals

Vol. 2 No. 4 (Winter 2006)
Negotiating Space Alterations with GSA
New Directions in Building Telecom Design

Vol. 2 No. 3 (Fall 2006)
Planning for Emergencies – Can You
Afford Not To?
GSA’s Present Value Analysis Model
Don’t Leave Money on the Table – Part II

Vol. 2 No. 2 (Summer 2006)
FAA’s Construction-Leaseback Program
Meeting Summary on Financial Performance
Letter to the Editor on Foreign Leases

Vol. 2 No. 1 (Spring 2006)
Reading Between the Lines: Interpreting
GSA’s Space Advertisements
New GSA Portal and Web Site
Energy Management: A Key Component
of Asset Management
Public-Private Partnerships in
USPS-Owned Buildings
Interagency Security Committee Standards
for Leased Space

Vol. 1 No. 4 (Winter 2005)
Financing Reconstruction of Government-Leased Buildings
Managing Your GSA Rent Bill
Don’t Leave Money on the Table!
New Opportunities in Property Management – Part 3
Letter to the Editor on Reimbursement Clauses
The New Automated Advanced Acquisition Program
Katrina: The Math and Aftermath

Vol. 1 No. 3 (Fall 2005)
Recent Changes to the Scoring Rules for Federal Leases
GSA Lease Action Glossary
Federal RPM–An IT Solution for the
Federal Enterprise
An Insurance Claim Checklist for Hurricane Katrina Victims
New Opportunities in Property
Management – Part 2

Vol. 1 No. 2 (Summer 2005)
Claims of Waste or Restoration in
Government Leases
New Opportunities in Property Management
Economic Parameters for Federal R.E.
Analysis for FY‘06 and FY‘07
Innovative Financing of Government-Leased Real Estate

Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2005)
Executive Order 13327:
Federal Real Property Asset Management
Classification of Federal Leases
Enhanced Use Leasing on Military Bases
Data Integration in Real Property Asset Management
Leased Area by Agency in the United States
Better, Faster Ways to do Build-to-Suits
GSA Leases after 9/11
Leased Area by State in the United States

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