Public Buildings:
Own or Lease?
T-GGD-89-42: Published: Sep 26, 1989. Publicly Released: Sep 26, 1989.
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GAO discussed the General Services Administration's (GSA) efforts to reduce the proportion of costly leased space in its office space inventory. GAO noted that: (1) GSA estimated that its cost of leasing space would increase from $900 million in 1986 to $2 billion by the end of the next decade; (2) although the GSA building purchase program needed some management improvements, it provided an economical means for acquiring office space; (3) GSA could save $12 billion over 30 years if it undertook 43 proposed office construction projects, at a total cost of $3 billion, between fiscal years 1991 and 1995; (4) federal ownership of about 25 percent of the space that GSA proposed to lease in 1988 would save about $116 million over 30 years; (5) leasing was preferable in some cases, especially in terms of temporary office space needs; (6) the Federal Buildings Fund only annually generated an average of $97 million for construction and acquisition between 1975 and 1988; (7) the Office of Management and Budget did not plan to reimpose previous restrictions on rents GSA charged to tenant agencies; (8) the federal cash budget's failure to distinguish between capital investment outlays and current operational outlays makes leasing appear to be a cost-effective alternative; (9) GSA use of such alternative financing methods as purchase contracts and lease-purchase agreements did not result in the savings it could obtain through Department of the Treasury financing; and (10) GSA lacked a long-range facility plan to identify its overall space needs and economical ways to meet them.
Feb 3, 2021
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Fixed-Price-Incentive Contracts:
DOD Has Increased Their Use but Should Assess Contributions to OutcomesGAO-21-181: Published: Feb 3, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 3, 2021.
Jan 29, 2021
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Federal Real Property:
Additional Documentation of Decision Making Could Improve Transparency of New Disposal ProcessGAO-21-233: Published: Jan 29, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 29, 2021.
Jan 19, 2021
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Federal Rulemaking:
Selected EPA and HHS Regulatory Analyses Met Several Best Practices, but CMS Should Take Steps to Strengthen Its AnalysesGAO-21-151: Published: Dec 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 19, 2021.
Jan 13, 2021
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Department of Energy Contracting:
Improvements Needed to Ensure DOE Assesses Its Full Range of Contracting Fraud RisksGAO-21-44: Published: Jan 13, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 13, 2021.
Dec 16, 2020
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Data Governance:
Agencies Made Progress in Establishing Governance, but Need to Address Key MilestonesGAO-21-152: Published: Dec 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 2020.
Dec 9, 2020
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2020 Census:
The Bureau Concluded Field Work but Uncertainty about Data Quality, Accuracy, and Protection RemainsGAO-21-206R: Published: Dec 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 9, 2020.
Dec 3, 2020
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2020 Census:
Census Bureau Needs to Assess Data Quality Concerns Stemming from Recent Design ChangesGAO-21-142: Published: Dec 3, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 3, 2020. -
2020 Census:
Census Bureau Needs to Ensure Transparency over Data QualityGAO-21-262T: Published: Dec 3, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 3, 2020.
Nov 30, 2020
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Federal Buying Power:
OMB Can Further Advance Category Management Initiative by Focusing on Requirements, Data, and TrainingGAO-21-40: Published: Nov 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2020.
Nov 24, 2020
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Disaster Response:
Agencies Should Assess Contracting Workforce Needs and Purchase Card Fraud RiskGAO-21-42: Published: Nov 24, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 24, 2020.
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