The Senate is finally winding down its post cloture debate on the nomination of Martha Johnson to head the General Services Administration. The nomination of Ms. Johnson, a highly respected procurement officer in the Clinton administration has languished for months because of a hold placed by Senator Kit Bond,
Asshole Republicon from MO. Mr. Bond's ire was arroused when GSA decided to scotch
an apparent kickback a developement scheme devised by Mr. Bond's former chief of staff.
But since August, Bond has blocked the Senate from voting on Johnson's nomination. The senator wants GSA to close down the federally owned Bannister Complex outside Kansas City, which houses 1,200 federal employees, and to relocate staff to office space downtown as part of a major revitalization project.
The original plan, submitted to Congress in 2008, called for a local developer to build the new office center and lease it back to GSA. Sources said the plan was brokered by Brad Scott, who served as GSA's regional administrator in Kansas City during George W. Bush's administration. Scott was Bond's deputy chief of staff for 12 years.
GSA officials said they plan to transition out of the Bannister complex, but have changed their strategy toward acquiring new space. The agency said it will cost less to keep employees working at the complex until it can build, and then own, new office space downtown.
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