Oversight Hearing – The Government Accountability Office’s Assessment of the Federal Buildings Fund

Appropriations: House Committee · March 27, 2026

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Call to order and opening remarks by chair

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8:49 → 10:50(2m 1s)

Chair opens the hearing on the GAO assessment of the Federal Buildings Fund (FBF), outlines GSAresponsibilities and scale (GSA manages hundreds of millions of square feet), and cites a Public Buildings Reform Board estimate that deferred maintenance in the federal building portfolio may be about $50 billion; he frames disposal of underused properties and ensuring adequate resources for the FBF as central solutions.

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A House Appropriations subcommittee hearing where GAO officials summarized long‑standing deferred maintenance and funding problems in the General Services Administrationmanaged Federal Buildings Fund and discussed disposal, security (including the FBI relocation), the Use It Act utilization reporting, and other portfolio management options.

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