Further Improvements to a Building Leased for the Social Security Administration Should Not Be Made if the Activities Will Be Consolidated Elsewhere

GAO investigated the actual and proposed expenditures to improve the Social Security Administration's (SSA) building in New York City, the justifiability of a $3.6 million investment to improve to a building leased from an uncooperative landlord, and the possibility of saving money by consolidating office space into one building. The expenditures were for an experimental office landscaping project.