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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
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
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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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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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Federal Real Property: GSA Should Create Goals to Ensure New Approach Saves Money and Accelerates Disposals of Unneeded Property
GAO-26-107760
Apr 09, 2026
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3 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
General Services Administration The Administrator of GSA should ensure the Public Buildings Service establishes performance goals for GSA sales that link to the accelerated disposal approach. Such goals could address obtaining maximum value for the property, timeliness of project schedules, reducing deferred maintenance and liabilities, and avoided operations costs for properties from completed disposals and sales. (Recommendation 1)
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General Services Administration The Administrator of GSA should ensure the Public Buildings Service establishes and implements a plan to ensure that disposal and sales data are of sufficient quality to assess the accelerated disposal approach. (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.
General Services Administration The Administrator of GSA should ensure the Public Buildings Service, where applicable, evaluates the effectiveness of using private real estate brokers to lead real property sales in comparison to other GSA-led sales methods. Such an evaluation could include an examination of information from both GSA-led sales and broker-led sales on sales revenue generated, timeliness of completing the sales, and the costs of the brokers' services versus GSA-led sales. (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.

Cyber Workforce: Evidence-Based Decision Needed for the Future of OPM’s Dashboard
GAO-26-108098
Mar 27, 2026
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Office of Personnel Management The Director of the Office of Personnel Management should collect and analyze information on Dashboard use, solicit agency feedback on Dashboard limitations, determine the costs, and make an evidence-based decision to either terminate the Dashboard or continue offering it to agencies with needed improvements. (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.

Federal Programs: OMB Needs to Continue Developing a Complete and Useful Inventory
GAO-26-107551
Mar 05, 2026
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17 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should ensure that OMB's plans to implement the inventory address requirements to identify and include all program types to ensure the inventory is complete. (Recommendation 1)
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should ensure that OMB's plans to implement the inventory address requirements to archive and preserve the information included in the program inventory and make the archived information publicly available as an open government data asset. (Recommendation 2)
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should ensure that OMB's plans to implement the inventory address requirements to provide definitions for each program type. This should include guidance to help agencies consistently implement the definitions, including what constitutes an active program for inclusion in the inventory. (Recommendation 3)
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should ensure that OMB's plans to implement the inventory address requirements to identify the program activities that are aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated for each program in the inventory. (Recommendation 4)
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should ensure that OMB's plans to implement the inventory address requirements to provide the statutes that authorize each program in the inventory. (Recommendation 5)
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Office of Management and Budget The Director of OMB should ensure that OMB's plans to implement the inventory address requirements to identify any major regulations related to each program in the inventory or clearly state that there are not any. (Recommendation 6)
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