How GAO Built Its Dream House
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Chapter 5, Proposal for Remodeling the Pension Building (GAO’s Headquarters), ca. 1934
Although Congress approved funding for the remodeling project, there was some doubt in 1934 as to whether even an expanded Pension Building would accommodate GAO's growing staff. Also, District of Columbia officials objected to the proposal because they believed it would interfere with plans to use the Judiciary Square site for new court buildings. Debate over the remodeling plan became quite heated--one planning official contended that remodeling the Pension Building would set back construction of new court buildings by 100 years. Ultimately, the plan was shelved as GAO concluded that the proposal to alter its present headquarters "would be wholly inadequate for the needs of the General Accounting Office now and at any time in the future."
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