Federal Manager's Daily Report

The General Services Administration has announced that David

L. Winstead will replace F. Joseph Moravec as the new

Commissioner of its Public Buildings Service.

Winstead is leaving a partnership at Holland-and-Knight LLP, a

law firm specializing in real estate, transportation, public

law and government procurement, and has also served as

Secretary of Transportation to Maryland, and as Executive

Director of the Washington-Baltimore Regional Association,

an economic development alliance.

“He will bring a great deal of experience and professionalism

to this position,” said GSA administrator Stephen A. Perry.

Perry announced plans on October 3 to step down from his post.

GSA also recently appointed Tom Dryer – former deputy

associate administrator and White House liaison – as the

acting associate administrator for the agency’s office of

performance improvement.