General Services Administration
GSA, established by the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, serves as a central procurement and property management agency for the federal government. GSA's mission is to leverage the buying power of the federal government to ensure best value for taxpayers and GSA's federal customers. GSA obligated more than $20 billion in fiscal year 2008 to meet agencies' needs through various revolving funds. A large bulk of this spending — more than $8 billion — occurs through the Federal Buildings Fund, which is used to acquire, lease, and renovate federal facilities under GSA's stewardship. Except for GSA's management of the government's telecommunications contracts, the key issues GAO has identified for GSA relate to the federal real property area. GSA's Inspector General has a long-standing commitment to, and focus on, GSA's acquisition services responsibilities.
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- Federal Courthouse Construction: Estimated Costs to House the L.A. District Court Have Tripled and There Is No Consensus on How to Proceed
- GAO-08-889, September 12, 2008
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- Telecommunications: Agencies Are Generally Following Sound Transition Planning Practices, and GSA Is Taking Action to Resolve Challenges
- GAO-08-759, June 27, 2008
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- Federal Real Property: Strategy Needed to Address Agencies' Long-standing Reliance on Costly Leasing
- GAO-08-197, January 24, 2008
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- Federal Real Property: Progress Made Toward Addressing Problems, but Underlying Obstacles Continue to Hamper Reform
- GAO-07-349, April 13, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 89 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)
- GSA Leasing: Initial Implementation of the National Broker Services Contracts Demonstrates Need for Improvements
- GAO-07-17, January 31, 2007
- Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 109 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)