On the recordNovember 8, 2023
Let me reiterate this again: Two-thirds of Federal agencies used 25 percent or less of their space at headquarters. This was not during the peak of COVID when we had a lot of people working from home. This is a report that the GAO just produced in 2023. We have vacant buildings. People are probably wandering around there, wondering what the echo sound is. In January 2023, at a meeting of the Federal Real Property Council, more than half of the agency officials acknowledged that their headquarters buildings had excess space prior to the pandemic. Mr. Chair, we have too much real estate. We need to liquidate some of these assets. We need to get some of those buildings off the books. Then, we can have a conversation about where new construction can take place. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
