i believe very seriously the gsa goes first. we can give things to try and then the whole government does not have to put itself with the risk of being -- trying out certain things, and we are proud of that role. innovative and the like to try things out and show off. you heard it from jack and certainly heard it in the press, in the middle of this. these are very tough economic times. many of us have worked in and around government for many years and many budget cycles, and we have seen austerity conversations come and go. we can point to many times when we have been told as agencies to go on a budget diet. cut back on the cards and ditch the rich and creamy ice-cream. today it is really different. today the government is having our stomach stapled. a gsa, sorry about that, but it's halloween i realize. gsa, our new construction and renovation budget was slashed 90% last year, 90. that is 9-0, no new buildings and our future if you look hard. agencies, all of the government rest is -- must respond, and there are two ways. the f

what does that mean for gsa? to start, it's ambitious getting everybody's attention, it's out there, exciting to the next generation, and we'll getting phenomenal talent coming to gsa, and we're able to hire some of them. what's the agenda, what are you doing? well, it's a big one. i'm, like many others, personally deeply sympathetic to zef because it resinates with my environmental side. i'm a hybrid driving, compost, regift, put on a sweater mom, but that's not why i as the administer support and encourage the footprint goal. i want to be clear about that. it might be a hard piece, but i support zef for two big reasons. first, it's about no waste, no waste opinion no waste in our space our energy usage, our resources, our time and effort in processes, and think about this. it is one thing to have the congress tell you cut those budgets, but it's another to have the entire agency say we have to find the waste in our system because we're on the zef media. what's what we're after. instead of talking how tight it i

we work very closely with the airlines and the gsa to work together to make the travel experience as smooth as possible for our customers. we expect about 36,000 passengers locally to depart today and a similar number of arrivals so it is a busy time. >> amtrak is also an expected its busiest travel day of the year. last year, they had roughly 134,000 passengers. i talked to folks from aaa mid- atlantic and they are expecting a very busy day with over 871,000 motorist hitting the road which is a 3.5% jump from last year. for the latest travel info, you can log on to our website, wbaltv.com. ♪ >> speaking of travel, things are looking okay with the weather for now. we look at current conditions at the airport and there are quite a bit of clouds but maybe a few peaks of sunshine and it is currently 59 degrees and winds may be the biggest problem at 20 miles per hour out of the west with gusts up to 33 miles per hour and that will continue to be an issue through the afternoon and into the evening. the temperatures have been steady, in the low 60's throughout the entire day and we're exp

program adopted by the board recognizes not only the san francisco small-business registration but state gsa sbe business registration. also, the state dbe registration. we have ways for local and regional small businesses to be recognized and participate in our program. >> director, i wanted to respond to your other comments regarding the breakdown. we are a federalized project. we do hire regionally and we have members on this board from other counties. east bay, san the tail, -- san mateo, santa clara, and even the proposal at the federal level as part of the jobs action that included the provision on local hiring, adjacent to the project site, so it was never just about strictly within the place where the pride is being constructed. we are definitely tracking regional. we will be providing that to you. director ortiz: we would love to provide accessibility. >> santa clara, san mateo. director kim: now we will open up for public comment. >> we have public speaker cards from mike brown, danny campbell. if there are other members of the public, please line up. >> good morning, directors. mi

prince george es county is hopeful that metro and gsa will work together to bring federal offices and jobs to land located around the metro rail stations. >> 49% of the space in terms of warehouse but only 4% of the office space. it's important to bring those employees working in these offices back home. >> reporter: national harbor will be the sight of a tangar outlet mall creating hundreds of construction jobs. in 2013, the national children's museum will open here adding another attraction for families. at national harbor, chris gordon, news 4. >>> still to come tonight on news 4 at 5:00, getting red dou pay up for the 12 days of christmas. why you'll pay more than ever before. >>> a sign the holidays are here. one of the most famous trees finishes the cross country trek as it arrives in washington. >>> coming up on "rock center" midnight madness because thousands of families are forced into it. with hungry children waiting at home, help comes with food stamps on the first of the month. for some families it's a struggle to stretch it that long. the practice that is so common, one m

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we are concerned about the gsa growing.amp trails over every state. -- chemtrails over every state. that is why from paul is our candidate. host: what do you think? guest: ron paul has been trying to aggressively court the christian vote in this election in a way that he did not do four years ago. his campaign has run advertisements talking about him being pro-life. seeking to position himself as being more in tune with the social issues rather than emphasizing familiar hobbyhorses that we hear from him all over again, like hard money and the fed. we are still seeing that, despite the money he has in this campaign and despite his more professional operation, he has a hard ceiling where he pulls better than other candidates but is not able to break into that top tier, where he is actually giving romney a run for his money. someone like herman cain has a more conventional set of issues. host: mitt romney, rick perry, here is an ad from the former massachusetts governor. ♪ host: there is that immigration issue, coming up again

are you considering internet based auction methods like gsa? wei'm not so sure that should be doing that on something like e-bay or something. i do not know. but we can look at that. >> a member of audience says who will be the first living person on [unintelligible] -- on a u.s. stamp. perhaps lady gaga? >> you have to wait until the committee figures that out. they have some excellent ideas. >> can you share? >> no, i cannot. [laughter] >> secretary of state hillary clinton and tim geithner are for new sanctions against iran in an effort to pressure pteron to stop a suspected nuclear weapons program. it targets iranian companies involved in in richmond activities. >> -- involved in the enrichment activities. >> i am delighted to welcome secretary geithner are here to the treaty room of the state department and i also welcome his team and thank my team for the work that they have been doing with respect to iran. recent days have brought new evidence that iran's leaders continued to defy their international obligations and violate international

privacy is gone, the patriot and controls the gsa malls us and we don't care. it will go on and on. if you want federal regulations you have to change the constitution. >> how you desire the balance for tree -- balance the desire for free trade against american business interests? >> a free trade is good for american businesses. i don't think it is a cliche or a method that if you don't have free trade, if you have free trade it hurts us. and we have to manipulate interest rates. if you don't have free trade you go to protectionism. that is why currencies worldwide is a detriment. we scream at them, it leaves to trade wars, and there are these tariffs. right now that is the argument. china is unfair. one candidate wants to go to the wto and its sanctions put on. it is a myth. it might help for a couple weeks or months, but the prices adjust and the prices go up. business people say that you don't improve the free markets but somebody can produce something cheaper than us, that is good. we are getting a better deal. we have to take those resources and improve the productivity the tha

privacy is gone, the patriot and controls, the gsa malls us and we don't care. it will go on and on. if you want federal regulations, you have to change the constitution. >> how you desire the balance for tree -- balance the desire for free trade against american business interests? >> a free trade is good for american businesses. i don't think it is a cliche or a method that if you don't have free trade, if you have free trade it hurts us. and we have to manipulate interest rates. if you don't have free trade, you go to protectionism. that is why currencies worldwide is a detriment. we scream at them, it leaves to trade wars, and there are these tariffs. right now, that is the argument. china is unfair. one candidate wants to go to the wto and its sanctions put on. it is a myth. it might help for a couple weeks or months, but the prices adjust and the prices go up. business people say that you don't improve the free markets, but somebody can produce something cheaper than us, that is good. we are getting a better deal. we have to take those resources and improv

. >> right now for the gsa, the taxpayers are effectively on the hook for over $5 trillion in total mortgage debt and the tse's are also responsible for all new mortgages originating in this country since the financial crisis. all taxpayers remain exposed to enormous an increase and the potential liability in our current mortgage financing system, our housing market remains severely challenged. this situation is unsustainable for growth that taxpayers and housing market participants. instead of a morgan to market dominated by the federal government guarantees, we need new and creative solutions that create conditions for the private sectors return to a mortgage financing market without taxpayer guarantees. to create a private sector conditions we must have a legal framework that establishes and enforces uniform standards, transparency, an illegal search for the private sector lenders and investors. i think chairman garrett's discussion draft which we are considering today goes a long way toward creating a private sector conditions. so i want to thank the chairman for his work and his leaders

are you considering internet based auction methods like gsa? >> i'm not so sure that we should be doing that on something like e-bay or something. i do not know. but we can look at that. >> a member of audience says who will be the first living person on [unintelligible] -- on a u.s. stamp. perhaps lady gaga? >> you have to wait until the committee figures that out. they have some excellent ideas. >> can you share? >> no, i cannot. [laughter] he is a good reporter. >> we are just about out of time. before we ask the very last question, we have a couple of housekeeping matters to take care of. i would like to remind our audience of one upcoming speaker, jim cantori will be here on december 14. that will be the next opportunity to see a journalist here at the national press club at the podium, aside for myself perhaps. but the other thing we do for each and every speaker, including other postmasters general over time is to present you with our national press club coffee mug. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> here is our last question. the hol

are you considering internet based auction methods like gsa? >> i'm not so sure that we should be doing that on something like e-bay or something. i do not know. but we can look at that. >> a member of audience says who will be the first living person on [unintelligible] -- on a u.s. stamp. perhaps lady gaga? [laughter] >> you have to wait until the citizens stamp advisory committee figures that out. did and what is the timeline on that? >> probably next year. they have some excellent ideas. >> can you share? >> no, i cannot. [laughter] he is a good reporter. >> we are just about out of time. before we ask the very last question, we have a couple of, dare i say, routine housekeeping matters to take care of. i would like to remind our audience of one upcoming speaker, jim cantori will be here on december 14. that will be the next opportunity to see a journalist here at the national press club at the podium, aside for myself perhaps. but the other thing we do for each and every speaker, including other postmasters general over time is to present

we are concerned about the gsa growing. camp trails over every state. -- chemtrails over every state. that is why from paul is our candidate. host: what do you think? guest: ron paul has been trying to aggressively court the christian vote in this election in a way that he did not do four years ago. his campaign has run advertisements talking about him being pro-life. seeking to position himself as being more in tune with the social issues rather than emphasizing familiar hobbyhorses that we hear from him all over again, like hard money and the fed. we are still seeing that, despite the money he has in this campaign and despite his more professional operation, he has a hard ceiling where he pulls better than other candidates but is not able to break into that top tier, where he is actually giving romney a run for his money. someone like herman cain has a more conventional set of issues. host: mitt romney, rick perry, here is an ad from the former massachusetts governor. ♪ host: there is that immigration issue, coming up aga