David Marroni

Federal agencies are acquiring more zero emission vehicles. Find out about their costs and benefits vs. gas vehicles in our new report: gao.gov/products/gao-2…

Federal courthouses cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build. We found that the judiciary's new design standards will significantly increase the cost of these projects. Our new report recommends the judiciary reassess whether these changes are needed. gao.gov/products/gao-2…

Vet Centers provide counseling services to veterans and eligible servicemembers. In our new report, we recommend improvements to how VA manages Vet Center facilities. gao.gov/products/gao-2…

The amount of underutilized federal office space has grown since the pandemic and the resulting increase in telework. Our new report describes a GSA pilot program to help federal agencies save money by sharing office space: gao.gov/products/gao-2…

Happy to testify today on our latest work on the Federal Protective Services’ efforts to secure federal buildings. gao.gov/products/gao-2…

Federal agencies are required to address climate vulnerabilities and environmental justice in managing their buildings and other real property. Today we published a report on steps 13 agencies are taking to address these issues. gao.gov/products/gao-2…

Priority Open Recommendations: General Services Administration gao.gov/products/gao-2…

#GAO makes more than 1,000 recommendations each year to improve how government works. Today, we published a letter to #GSA highlighting 5 priority recommendations for federal real property management, a high-risk area in need of substantial transformation. gao.gov/products/gao-2…

Federal agencies have lots of extra office space, especially after the leap in telework during the pandemic. Among other bad effects, this extra space imposes economic costs on local communities. I spoke with Marketplace on Friday about this situation: marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…

Asbestos, historically used in construction materials, poses little health risk when properly maintained. However, in over 600 federal buildings, GSA is missing recent asbestos inspection data needed to ensure health and safety. Learn more in our report: gao.gov/products/gao-2…

#USPS has committed to supporting diversity and has met some leading diversity management practices. But it can make further improvements, like linking diversity goals to leaders' performance plans. We recommended it do so and more: gao.gov/products/gao-2…

Cost estimates for backlogs in facility maintenance and repairs grew >80% from FY2017-2022 at 4 large federal agencies. We found the agencies could do more to explain the increases to Congress. GAO’s David Marroni discusses on @FederalNewsNet’s podcast: federalnewsnetwork.com/management/202…

@USGAO A: A number of reasons. Agencies cited factors such as cost, feasibility, and the number of days to make a decision as reasons for not addressing recommendations. Overall, agencies did not respond to more than half of FPS’s security recommendations.

@USGAO CH Peters: GAO reported that almost 70% of recommended countermeasures were not implemented by agencies. What are the primary reasons agencies are rejecting, ignoring, or failing to implement the recommendations?

Testifying now on @USGAO work on federal agency efforts to secure their facilities. Tune in at Examining the Security of Federal Facilities - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (senate.gov)