National Academies of Sciences Panel Participation Caps an Active First Half of 2017 for Asset Leadership Network

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Washington, D.C. - June 28, 2017 – Jim Dieter, Executive Director of the Asset Leadership Network, spoke at a National Academies of Sciences panel hosted by the Federal Facilities Council today. The event caps a very active first half of 2017 for the Asset Leadership Network. So far the year has also seen Mr. Dieter give a keynote at a conference in Las Vegas and participate in a panel at an infrastructure conference in Montreal. A 9-webinar series featured 2017 ALN Work Group developments an...
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Apprenticeship Programs Advocated by President Trump Reflects Findings of ALN Work Group

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The focus placed on apprenticeships by President Donald Trump at a press conference held in Wisconsin’s Waukesha County Technical College aligns with the Asset Leadership Network’s 2017 Organization and People Work Group. The Work Group established the importance of developing strong work force development program as its 2017 goal at a webinar on April 27, 2017. Work Group Chair Robert Smith, says, “President Trump’s week long focus on apprenticeship development is part of what is needed from...
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BIM Ball for the Facility Lifecycle at the National Academy of Sciences

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Data-Driven Decisions for Facilities and Assets: Create Value with Existing Information  and Hit the BIM Ball for the Entire Lifecycle A Forum at: The National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC and Conclusion of the Program2BIM Webinar Series June 30, 2016 2 pm to 3 pm EDT In-person webinar viewing 3 pm to 4:30 pm EDT Policy Planning Discussion National Academy of Sciences Keck Center 500 5th St., NW, DC. Room 206 ​Space is Limited  For more information and registration, go to...
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Asset Leadership Impact Awards Presented at National Press Club

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

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...
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Federal property managers plagued by new type of data woes

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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/
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Culbertson’s Corner: ISO55000 and Volkswagen

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...
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Dag Detter to Keynote Asset Management Policy Forum

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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...
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