Why it Matters
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released July 13 identifies 11 priority recommendations for the General Services Administration (GSA) that remain unresolved, spanning federal real property management, agency shared services, and oversight of federal awards tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in annual federal spending.
The Big Picture
GAO first flagged eight priority recommendations for GSA in May 2025. Since then, the agency has implemented two of those recommendations, and GAO has removed the priority designation from one more. In June, GAO identified six additional priority recommendations, bringing the total number of open priority items to 11, according to the full report.
GAO said addressing the recommendations would help GSA better manage the federal government's real property holdings, support federal agencies adopting shared services strategies, and help award recipients and auditors identify or resolve findings tied to federal spending. Priority open recommendations are those GAO believes warrant attention from agency leadership because implementing them could save significant amounts of money, improve decision-making on major issues, reduce mismanagement, fraud, and abuse, or address a high-risk or duplication issue.
The Bottom Line
GSA closed out three of its original eight priority recommendations over the past year but picked up six new ones in June 2026, leaving the agency with a net increase to 11 open items. The report gives Congress and agency leadership a fresh benchmark for tracking progress on real property, shared services, and award oversight through the rest of 2026.
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