Overview

• An internal memo gives former GSA workspace managers until the end of the week to accept reinstatement, with report dates set for October 6.
• Many recall recipients were paid during roughly seven months off the job as the agency kept space in buildings slated for termination or with lapsed leases.
• DOGE’s lease-cancellation drive has been scaled back, with more than 480 planned terminations spared and projected savings cut from nearly $460 million to $140 million by July, according to a former GSA official.
• Operational turmoil left 131 leases expiring without federal tenants vacating, exposing the government to potential fees, according to a federal official briefed on the situation.
• The Government Accountability Office is examining GSA workforce actions, lease terminations and planned property disposals, with findings expected in the coming months.