F. Joseph Moravec was in his position as the commissioner of the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service for only a few months when terrorist attacks in New York City and Arlington, Va., began a federal-facilities crisis of major proportions. As the person in charge of all GSA-administered facilities and the head of the GSA Federal Protective Service, Moravec is overseeing the relocation of thousands of displaced federal workers and the protection of millions of square feet of federal courtroom and office space.

Amid his hectic schedule, the commissioner came to the AIA headquarters October 19 to brief the AIA Executive Committee on issues of mutual interest. The AIA ExCom—the nationally elected officers of the AIA and its chief executive—gathered at the national component headquarters October 18–19. AIArchitect will report on the action items from the October 18 teleconference among the full Board of Directors in the coming week.

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