United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-04-11 monographic deposited born digital 15 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-725T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-725T P0b002ee18039a10b f:d07725t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-725T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-725T GAO-07-725T Appropriated funds Cost analysis Facility construction Facility maintenance Facility management Facility repairs Federal facilities Federal funds Internal controls Maintenance costs Museums Reorganization Strategic planning Zoos Testimony A68067 The Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) is the world's largest museum complex and research organization. The age of the Smithsonian's structures, past inattention to maintenance needs, and high visitation levels have left its facilities in need of revitalization and repair. This testimony discusses our prior work on some effects of the condition of the Smithsonian's facilities and whether the Smithsonian has taken steps to maximize facility resources. It also discusses the current estimated costs of the Smithsonian's needed facilities projects. In addition, it describes preliminary results of GAO's ongoing work on the extent to which the Smithsonian developed and implemented strategies to fund these projects, as GAO recommended in prior work. The work for this testimony is based on GAO's 2005 report, Smithsonian Institution: Facilities Management Reorganization Is Progressing, but Funding Remains a Challenge; GAO's review of Smithsonian documents and other pertinent information; and interviews with Smithsonian officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-725T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-725T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-725T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-725T.pdf GAO-07-725T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-725T Testimony GAO-07-725T; Smithsonian Institution: Funding for Real Property Needs Remains a Challenge; Appropriated funds Cost analysis Facility construction Facility maintenance Facility management Facility repairs Federal facilities Federal funds Internal controls Maintenance costs Museums Reorganization Strategic planning Zoos