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House panel examines Trump administration push to shrink federal real estate footprint
Summary
Witnesses and members clashed over the Trump administration’s rapid effort to end leases and sell federally owned buildings, with GAO urging deliberate sequencing and members warning of both wasted taxpayer dollars and potential ‘fire sale’ losses.
Chairwoman Greene convened the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) to review the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the federal government’s real estate footprint and end costly leases.
The subcommittee heard testimony from David Maroney, a director on GAO’s physical infrastructure team, who said the federal government has held on to too much space and that long-standing data problems have hampered sound decisions. “The pandemic shined a spotlight on these long standing problems and created a unique opportunity to right size the federal government's property holdings,” Maroney said. He also warned that “there is a risk of moving too fast” and urged balancing speedy reductions with deliberate planning so agencies can avoid costly relocations and preserve mission continuity.
The hearing focused on several factual points raised by witnesses and…
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