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Data Makes All the Difference
The "chicken and egg" question can be posed of Information Technology: What's more important, the Information or the Technology? Technology is the vehicle by which financial decisions are made. But Information is the fuel.
When new paradigms are called for, it's not enough to apply some technological remedy. The more complete and accurate the information, the easier it is to apply technology, to get the best results.
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Three Questions with Greg O'Brien
Gregory P. O'Brien is President of the Northeast Region for The Staubach Company (www.staubach.net), a global real estate advisory firm that delivers cost-effective solutions for the users of office, industrial and retail space. The editors of "Managing Change" recently got his views on the federal real property management market, and his advice for improving real property performance. |
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Condition Assessment: The Advantage of Decision Support
For real property professionals fiscal responsibility and sound budgeting require broad portfolio condition assessments. On the other hand, the cost of conducting such assessments is seen as a huge hit against an agency's increasingly limited operating budget.
Is there any way to reconcile the need for comprehensive real property portfolio condition assessment and the need to control operating expenses? This article looks at methods of condition assessment, as well as a systematic decision support procedure to reduce the cost of this important aspect of real property asset management.
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Can Federal Security be Threatened by Lack of Real Property Knowledge?
By the end of October, the federal government will have to address the next milestone in compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which calls for a uniform, standardized information and physical security system for all government employees and federal contractors.
This article looks at the technical solution approved by GSA for compliance with this milestone, and explains why a basic lack of information about federal buildings and property might still compromise the system.
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