WATCH LIVE: House Oversight Committee holds hearing on General Services Administration oversight

The House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing on the oversight of the General Services Administration.

The hearing, titled “Oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration,” is slated to begin at 10 a.m. It comes shortly after the final decision to move the FBI headquarters to a Maryland suburb was announced.

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The House Oversight website said the hearing will scrutinize the efficiency of the GSA, specifically pointing to reports that the vast majority of office space goes unused at most centers.

“Under the Biden administration, federal telework levels remain elevated with agencies’ D.C. headquarters offices sitting mostly empty. Even during a maximum telework posture, taxpayer dollars were spent renewing expensive leases on largely empty office buildings and purchasing luxurious furniture for empty conference rooms,” Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said. 

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“GSA exists to help federal agencies manage tax dollars efficiently and effectively,” Comer said. “The House Oversight Committee has a responsibility to hold GSA and other agencies accountable and to work to prevent any waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds. I look forward to hearing directly from GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan on what steps GSA is taking to rein in discretionary spending across the federal government and ensure taxpayer funds are not being needlessly wasted, including on empty and underutilized properties.”