General Services Administration: Actions Taken to Correct Rent Expense Estimation Weaknesses

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the General Services Administration's (GSA) Galaxy program for estimating the rental expenses of the Federal Buildings Fund, focusing on whether the: (1) new Galaxy program included the elements needed for tracking actual rental expenditures and forecasting future rental-of-space funding requirements; and (2) additional actions the Public Building Service (PBS) was taking to improve its budget process addressed the causes of its underestimation of the rental-of-space account.