December 5, 2007—The US General Services Administration (GSA) announced recently that it is modifying its lease delegation policy so the program can be administered in the most effective manner possible. The modification is aimed at improving consistency, monitoring, and other variables that influence the workspace GSA provides to its client agencies, as well as the cost to the public. The change will enable client agencies to more fully focus on their core mandates.
Changes to the policy will come in the form of a revision to the Federal Management Regulation (FMR) and FMR Bulletin 2008-B1. The objective is to provide increased oversight to ensure that agencies using GSA-delegated authority comply with all laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and OMB Circulars governing lease acquisitions.
GSA’s actions follow reports by the US Government Accountability Office and GSA Inspector General’s Office identifying program weaknesses in the lease delegation policy. Under the revised FMR, agencies will be allowed delegations for lease requests under 20,000 rentable square feet of space.
For more information visit the GSA Web site.
