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FRPA Survey Shows Lack of Communication on PMA Initiatives
Federal real property professionals are seldom asked for their input in such President’s Management Agenda (PMA) initiatives as e-Government and Budget & Performance Integration, according to findings from a recent survey by the Federal Real Property Association (FRPA). The survey was released at the association’s professional development conference in October.

Are top agency executives failing to provide meaningful direction to real property professionals in balancing such factors as personnel, supplies, and facilities against adjustments in other business processes? This article provides a summary of the FRPA survey.

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ASIP: A Tool for Army Transformation
In the realm of installation management, few tools are as useful as the Army Stationing and Installation Plan (ASIP) database. Created in the 1980s, ASIP is a database that represents the planning populations for Army installations; it is typically used for decision support on military construction, base operations and installation management.

Now a Web-based application employed by over 2,500 individuals throughout the Army, ASIP has also become the primary data feed source for many decision processes including Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). This article provides an overview of the ASIP database.