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GAO: Faulty system lists rat-infested federal buildings in excellent condition

The administration has set steep goals in slashing the number of excess federal properties and the costs associated with operating them. But the main resource for tracking federal properties is plagued by unsound data collection efforts, inconsistent standards and inaccuracies, according to a new Government Accountability Office review.

Tags: Danny Werfel , GAO , Tom Carper , real property ,

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Agency success breeds new real property disposal goals

OMB raised the savings or cost avoidance goal by $500 million by the end of 2012. Since March, agencies got rid of 1,400 excess or underutilized properties. But the government added 1,500 new ones to the list.

Tags: management , budget , OMB , Danny Werfel , David Baxa , Vista Technology Services , civilian BRAC , Jason Miller

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House passes bill to streamline process for disposing of excess federal property

The House unanimously voted Tuesday to create a new process for disposing of the federal government's 14,000 excess properties, beginning with a pilot program to sell off more than a dozen of the most profitable facilities. Under the law, agencies would be able to keep a portion of the proceeds from the sale of real property. The bill would also create a comprehensive database compiling a list of all of the federal government's real property.

Tags: GSA , OMB , Jason Chaffetz , Mike Quigley , Jeff Denham , civilian BRAC , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , federal property , Jack Moore

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Bill aims to reduce number of government buildings

The House passed a bill to establish a commission to get rid of underused federal buildings.

Tags: Congress , House , Jeff Denham , civilian BRAC , OMB , federal buildings ,

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House approves 'civilian BRAC' bill

The House has passed a bill that would set up a commission to help decide which unused buildings the government can dispose of.

Tags: Congress , House , Jeff Denham , civilian BRAC , OMB , John Mica , federal buildings ,

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CBO to estimate cost of real property proposal

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he supports the administration's plan to make it easier to get rid of excess property at civilian agencies.

Tags: management , Darrell Issa , Jeff Zients , Tom Carper , Jeff Denham , Danny Werfel , Doug Elmendorf , OMB , CBO , BRAC , Jason Miller

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