Overview

• An internal memo directs former workspace-management staff to accept or decline reinstatement by week’s end and to report for duty on Oct. 6.
• The recalled employees return after roughly seven months on paid leave, during which GSA in some cases incurred added costs to remain in properties tied to halted or lapsed leases.
• More than 480 lease terminations were reversed as projected savings from cancellations dropped from about $460 million to $140 million, according to former officials.
• Deep cuts left GSA understaffed, and 131 leases expired without agencies vacating the space, exposing them to steep fees, a federal official said.
• GAO is examining GSA workforce actions, lease terminations and planned disposals with findings expected in coming months, as IRS, Labor and the National Park Service report similar reinstatements.