Federal Real Property: Successful Public Buildings Service Reorganization Is Critical for Addressing Longstanding Challenges

Heather Krause testified on the General Services Administration's management of federal real property before the House Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Federal real property management has faced longstanding challenges. The General Services Administration (GSA) and its component office, the Public Buildings Service (Buildings Service), play a central role in addressing the high-risk issues identified by GAO of underused buildings, real property data reliability, and building condition. GAO will issue a report in the coming months applying leading practices for agency reforms to the Buildings Service’s reorganization efforts. GAO’s past work has shown that agency reforms are more likely to be successful in refocusing and enhancing agency missions and achieving efficiency and effectiveness if they follow these leading practices.