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DOD Real Property: Actions Needed to Better Ensure Efficient Leasing and Space Management in the Capital Region
GAO-26-107818
May 13, 2026
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4 Open Recommendations
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment develops actions to enforce its guidance and the completeness of occupancy reporting, such as by holding Department of Defense organizations accountable for not reporting, and issuing guidance on the designation of reporting personnel. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment establishes a process for the creation and maintenance of accurate occupancy data that are reasonably free from error and represent office space occupancy in the National Capital Region. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure that Washington Headquarters Services establishes in guidance a process for periodically coordinating with organizations executing leases to ensure its inventory of current leases is up to date. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense should ensure Washington Headquarters Services, in coordination with the military departments, establishes in guidance how they are to coordinate on the availability of unneeded office space on military installations in the National Capital Region. (Recommendation 4)
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Veterans Affairs: Acquisition Reorganization Should Reflect Leading Practices
GAO-26-108474
May 06, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure that the Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, as the Chief Acquisition Officer, applies selected leading practices for agency reform including establishing goals and outcomes, involving key stakeholders and employees, managing and monitoring progress, conducting strategic workforce planning, and strengthening employee engagement, when reorganizing the department's acquisition function. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Congressional Review Act: Agencies and Congress Could Improve Implementation of 60-Day Delay for Major Rules
GAO-26-107825
Apr 16, 2026
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4 Open Recommendations
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Congress Congress should consider amending the Congressional Review Act to specify when a rule is considered received by Congress for the purposes of section 801(a)(3)(A)(i), such as by stating that rules are considered received when they are delivered to a specific office or central delivery location for each House of Congress. (Matter for Consideration 1)
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Department of Health and Human Services The Secretary of Health and Human Services should take steps to ensure the published effective date of rules is consistent with the CRA and other applicable statutory deadlines, in lieu of basing the effective date of the rule on the public inspection date. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Energy The Secretary of Energy should adopt a department-wide policy that, when feasible, major rules should be made effective at least 75 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should adopt a department-wide policy that, when feasible, major rules should be made effective at least 75 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register. (Recommendation 3)
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Federal Real Property: Leading Practices Could Help GSA Better Achieve Its Reorganization Goals
GAO-26-108155
Apr 14, 2026
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4 Open Recommendations
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Public Buildings Service The Public Buildings Service Commissioner should establish performance measures for the reorganization goals of improving consistency in service delivery, reducing duplication, streamlining operations, improving workforce flexibility to respond to evolving demands, and developing national standards for processes. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Public Buildings Service The Public Buildings Service Commissioner should develop a strategy for continuously soliciting and incorporating feedback on the reorganization from employees and tenant agencies. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Public Buildings Service The Public Buildings Service Commissioner should develop a plan for monitoring the implementation of the reorganization that includes key milestones and deliverables to measure progress towards meeting goals and tenant satisfaction. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Public Buildings Service The Public Buildings Service Commissioner should conduct strategic workforce planning to identify and address skills gaps and align any gaps with the agency's mission and goals. (Recommendation 4)
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