Fleet Management Awareness Month

Posted on January 5, 2016 by access account

The National Property Management Association (NPMA) and Mercury Associates are partnering to kick off its first ever Fleet Management Awareness Month in 2016. Activities include a series of educational webinars, helpful tips, opportunities to collaborate, and knowledge to help drive your career forward, and are all complimentary and open to both members and non-members of the NPMA. More information and registration information is available here.

Asset Leadership Impact Awards Presented at National Press Club

Posted on December 8, 2015 by access account

The Asset Leadership Network non-profit association presented its 2015 Asset Leadership Impact Awards at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 2015. The Awards highlight asset management projects, project teams, the introduction of a piece legislation and the author a ground breaking book on the surprisingly high level of government assets worldwide. All the award winners show paths to improve asset management for governments as well as private companies. Jim Dieter, E...

Shahid Shah Accepts Asset Leadership Impact Award

Posted on December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 by access account

Shahid Shah spoke at the National Press Club during the Asset Leadership Network’s 2015 Asset Leadership Impact Awards (left). He was a team member on the 2015 Federal Agency Collaboration Asset Management Impact Award winning FED iFM and SEPS2BIM pilot projects involving the Department of Defense - Defense Health Agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Navy NAVFAC and the Office of Management and Budget. (right) As Chief Architect of MAX.gov, Mr. Shah has been a key partner in de...

Free Webinar: Reduce the Government Footprint with Office Hoteling, Integrated Workplace Management Systems and ISO 550000

Posted on November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 by access account

Implementing the new ISO 55000 asset management standard along with office hoteling and Integrated Workplace Management Systems, government agencies can spread best practices across the real estate portfolio. Trimble, in conjunction the Asset Leadership Network - the leading proponent of ISO 55000 in the U.S. - will present repeatable asset management strategies for governments to reduce their office portfolios. Join us, December 10th at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time for a webinar featuring a brief...

Federal Asset Management Forum Shows Potential for Dramatic Savings of U.S. Tax Dollars

Posted on October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 by access account

High-level U.S. Federal agency executives expressed their support for adoption of the ISO 55000 asset management standard series as a key means of saving significant taxpayer dollars at the Federal Leadership in Asset Management Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. on October 20 & 21, 2015. Convened at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine historic building on the National Mall, the Forum was co-sponsored by the Federal Facility Council and the Asset Leadership Network...

Federal property managers plagued by new type of data woes

Posted on October 23, 2015 by access account

Emily Kopp of Federal News Radio published a story today highlight some of the most provocative points made during the Federal Leadership in Asset Management Policy Forum at the National Academy of Sciences, co-hosted by the Asset Leadership Network. http://federalnewsradio.com/facilitiesfleet/2015/10/data-woes-new-sort-plague-federal-property-managers/

Culbertson’s Corner: ISO55000 and Volkswagen

Posted on September 24, 2015September 25, 2015 by access account

by Rich Culbertson Most of us have heard the latest news on Volkswagen and the scandal surrounding their intention deception of the EPA on their clean diesel engines. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/business/international/volkswagen-diesel-car-scandal.html?_r=0 I believe it is important to understand what happened with Volkswagen, and their apparent success since 2009 of being able fool so many for so long on the pollution of their diesel products. So far this practice a...

Dag Detter to Keynote Asset Management Policy Forum

Posted on September 13, 2015 by access account

DAG DETTER, co-author of The Public Wealth of Nations – How Management of Public Assets Can Boost or Bust Economic Growth has been named as the Keynote speaker at the Federal Leadership in Asset Management Policy Forum, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20th and 21st, 2015 at the National Academy of Sciences Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The Federal Facilities Council (FFC) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the Asset Leadership Network (ALN) are h...

Register Now for the Federal Leadership in Asset Management Policy Forum

Posted on September 13, 2015October 8, 2015 by access account

Registration is now open for the Federal Leadership in Asset Management Policy Forum to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20th and 21st, 2015 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. The Federal Facilities Council (FFC) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Asset Leadership Network (ALN) are hosting a two day training and educational forum to improve Federal asset management policies and strategies. This forum brings together national an...

ALN Announces Federal Leadership in Asset Management Policy Forum — October 20-21, 2015

Posted on September 1, 2015October 8, 2015 by access account

The Federal Facilities Council (FFC) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Asset Leadership Network (ALN) will host a leadership forum to improve Federal asset management policies and strategies. The Federal government is one of the largest asset owners in the world, yet the Federal government remains slow to adopt policies and strategies that could redirect potentially billions of dollars in the American economy to more productive use. This forum will bring to...