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Jane Richey / May 24, 2012

Senators to GSA: Focus on Structural Reforms

The General Services Administration should focus on structural changes to its Public Buildings Service, a group of senators from both parties said in a May 21 letter to GSA’s acting administrator Dan Tangherlini.

Senators Tom Carper, D-Del., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said in the letter that GSA should also address “long-standing property management problems” in order to minimize wasteful spending.

GSA is conducting an agencywide review after an embarrassing scandal that centered on a lavish 2010 conference in Las Vegas that cost $822,000 for 300 employees. The scandal forced out the agency’s top leaders, and the White House quickly installed Tangherlini to clean house.

“In an era of shrinking budgets and scarce resources, it is critical that the federal government becomes a better steward of the land and property it owns,” the senators said in the letter.

GSA should also work with Congress to develop legislation to help with any structural and management changes at the agency, the letter said.

Since taking the top job April 2, Tangherlini has ushered in quick and noticeable reforms, including. . . . (read more)

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Filed Under: Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets Tagged With: Dan Tangherlini, General Services Administration, property management problems, Public Buildings Service

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