Repairs and Alterations of Public Buildings by General Services Administration--Better Congressional Oversight and Control Is Possible

From 1961 through 1977, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation (Public Works Committees) had approved 276 prospectuses for major repairs and alterations projects. The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages a major repairs and alterations program for public buildings, must obtain approval from the Public Works Committees for each project estimated to cost over $500,000.