Final upgrades at the Calexico West Land Port of Entry on the border with Mexico are set to begin next year.

Package slashes GSA federal buildings construction and freezes State Dept. embassy construction.

The project is part of a federal "buy clean" initiative focused on low-embodied carbon construction materials.

Johnson Controls wins contract to electrify 3.1-million-sq-ft federal Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in nation's capital

Decision to move 2,500 employees from current downtown Washington, D.C., site and consolidate others at scattered locations, has been protracted and often controversial.

The program follows a smaller pilot effort initiated by GSA in May.

The program focuses on 11 buildings projects, and is intended to reduce emissions associated with federal construction and promote wider adoption of environmental product declarations for building materials.

Largest allocation is $100M for the upgrade and expansion of a border station in Arizona.

Dept. of Defense construction is a big winner in the proposed spending package, up 28% to $19B.

Ed Feiner, who was instrumental in elevating the architecture of federal buildings as GSA's chief architect from 1996 to 2005, succumbed to a brain tumor at age 75.