November 18, 2002—The US General Services Administration (GSA) recently presented GSA Achievement Awards for Real Property Innovation to the Department of the Air Force and the GSA Public Buildings Service for their winning best practices.
This year, 17 federal agencies participated in the submission of 44 entries covering a broad spectrum of real property asset management and workplace development areas, including customer focus, community outreach, performance measures, property disposal and management, and sustainability.
The Air Force winning entry, “The Malmstrom Partnering Initiative with the Operation Walking Shield Program,” was submitted by Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. Air Force partnered with the non-profit group, Operation Walking Shield, to transfer excess Air Force housing units to three Native American tribes to meet critical housing needs.
A team from the GSA Public Buildings Service (PBS) in the New England Regional office won for their entry “Chelmsford, Customer Satisfaction through Sustainability.” PBS successfully collaborated with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver a major “green” facility in Chelmsford, MA, to EPA to satisfy its customer needs and champion sustainable development.
In addition, the Department of the Army and the Tennessee Valley Authority received honorable mention for the winning entries, respectively, “Army Family Housing Master Plan” and “Strategic Facility Plan.” All of the 2002 best practices submissions can be found on the GSA site, on the Office of Real Property page.
