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General Services Administration: Factors Affecting the Construction and Operating Costs of Federal Buildings

GAO-03-609T Published: Apr 02, 2003. Publicly Released: Apr 02, 2003.
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The General Services Administration (GSA) has responsibility for more than 8,000 owned and leased buildings nationwide, together encompassing about 338 million square feet of space. Understanding construction and operating costs for these buildings is important, as the increased federal budget deficit has led to intensified competition for federal resources and recent events have highlighted security needs. GAO examined (1) factors that have affected GSA's construction, leasing, and operating costs and (2) our designation of federal real property as a high-risk area.

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Construction costsCost analysisFacility securityFederal propertyFinancial managementLeasesReal propertyFederal facilitiesLease agreementsBudget scorekeeping