United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-03-30 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:GGD-00-98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-98 P0b002ee18039371e f:gg00098 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-98 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-98 GGD-00-98 Federal property management Building inspection Safety standards Federal office buildings Property depreciation Facility repairs Occupational safety Standards evaluation Facility maintenance Obsolete facilities GSA Repair and Alteration Program Federal Buildings Fund GSA Inventory Reporting Information System Letter Report GGD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the General Services Administration's (GSA) Repairs and Alterations Program, focusing on: (1) the extent of repairs and alterations that have been identified at government-owned buildings managed by GSA; (2) factors that impede GSA's ability to satisfy its repair and alteration needs; and (3) GSA's efforts to improve its management of repairs and alterations.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) GSA has struggled over the years to meet the repair and alteration requirements identified at its buildings; (2) billions of dollars are needed to satisfy the repair and alteration needs at federal buildings; (3) the Federal Buildings Fund (FBF), a revolving fund that finances repair and alteration needs and other capital and operating expenditures, is not producing the revenues needed to meet all repair and alteration needs; (4) repairs and alterations program data are problematic and GSA has not yet fully institutionalized its thinking and planning about how best to strategically respond to its multibillion-dollar repair and alteration needs; (5) almost a decade ago--in May 1991--GAO reported that federal buildings had suffered from years of neglect, and as a result, about $4 billion was needed to bring some of these buildings up to acceptable quality, health, and safety standards; (6) GAO's report pointed out that FBF historically had not produced sufficient revenues to finance all needed repairs and alterations at federal buildings; (7) the report also identified incomplete and unreliable program data and the lack of a strategic approach to meeting repair and alteration requirements as other factors that impeded GSA's ability to satisfy its repair and alteration needs; (8) the report made recommendations, which GSA has yet to fully implement, aimed at adopting a more strategic approach for managing repairs and alterations, improving program data, and exploring financing opportunities for repair and alteration needs; (9) GSA officials recognize that more needs to be done to effectively respond to increasing demands for repairs and alterations; (10) GSA has several initiatives under way that, if fully developed and effectively implemented, could satisfy GAO's previous recommendations, lead to better program oversight, and promote a more strategic approach to meeting repair and alteration requirements; and (11) GSA's ongoing initiative to standardize and improve each building's asset business plan should provide GSA's program managers with consistent and up-to-date information about the repairs and alterations, the critical nature of each work item, how long a work item has been delayed, and the adverse consequences of delaying repair and alteration work. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-98/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-98.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-98/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-98.pdf GAO/GGD-00-98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-98 Letter Report GAO/GGD-00-98; Federal Buildings: Billions Are Needed for Repairs and; Federal property management Building inspection Safety standards Federal office buildings Property depreciation Facility repairs Occupational safety Standards evaluation Facility maintenance Obsolete facilities GSA Repair and Alteration Program Federal Buildings Fund GSA Inventory Reporting Information System