Overview

• Former Public Buildings Service real estate managers have been invited back, even as roughly 126 PBS employees are being let go, according to a GSA official.
• Workers have until the end of the week to accept reinstatement, with a mandated report date of Oct. 6.
• GSA will establish a new team to help agencies consolidate and relocate offices, a move detailed in a PBS letter reviewed by Reuters.
• DOGE-era cuts left GSA understaffed and produced lease turmoil, with more than 800 cancellations later pared back by over 480 and 131 leases expiring while still occupied, as projected savings fell from about $460 million to roughly $140 million.
• The Government Accountability Office is examining GSA’s workforce and portfolio decisions, while agencies including the IRS, the Labor Department and the National Park Service have also rolled back earlier cuts.