The Government Accountability Office identified 11 priority recommendations still open at the General Services Administration as of June, concentrating its concerns on federal buildings, government-wide shared services and federal-award oversight.
GSA had 38 open GAO recommendations in total. The watchdog classifies a recommendation as a priority when implementation could significantly improve operations, generate large savings, reduce mismanagement or advance a high-risk issue.
The agency's overall implementation record was strong: GAO reported that GSA had implemented 97% of recommendations made five years earlier. Since a May 2025 priority letter, GSA implemented two priority recommendations, lost the priority designation on one and received six new priority items.
On real property, GAO said a 2025 Public Buildings Service reorganization included significant workforce reductions but did not fully follow selected reform practices. It called for a plan to identify and close skill gaps.
GAO also said GSA's approach to speeding disposal of underused buildings lacked clear performance goals. The watchdog estimated that better workforce and disposal planning could produce tens of millions of dollars in savings over 10 years.
For shared services such as financial management and human resources, GAO found that GSA lacked comprehensive performance data. It recommended a plan and timeline for collecting measures, including cost data, that could support tens of millions in potential savings over three years.
The third area is the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. GAO found accuracy, consistency and completeness problems in award data reported by recipients and recommended more training for recipients and auditors.
GAO said better clearinghouse data could help resolve audit findings associated with hundreds of millions of dollars in federal spending each year. That figure describes spending linked to findings, not an estimate of fraud or guaranteed recoveries.
The priority letter does not establish that every recommendation will yield its maximum estimated benefit. The measurable follow-up is whether GSA closes the 11 items with documented workforce plans, disposal goals, shared-service measures and improved audit data.