Former tech executive Stephen Ehikian was appointed as acting administrator of the GSA by President Trump. Shortly after, his brother, Brad Ehikian, submitted a request to purchase a federally owned Silicon Valley campus for $65 million, significantly below its previous auction price. This unusual proposal from a family member of the GSA administrator led to an anonymous complaint, highlighting ethical concerns surrounding the sale. While the GSA declined the offer, it underscores the importance of competitive bidding and fair market value in federal property sales, especially amid the Trump administration's efforts to reduce federal holdings.
Brad Ehikian's proposal prompted an anonymous complaint to the GSA inspector general's office alleging that the brother of the agency's leader was trying to buy a federal property in the Bay Area at below-market value.
Current and former GSA officials told The Post that developers sometimes submit unsolicited offers to buy property owned by the U.S. government. But they said they had not encountered such a proposal from someone related to the GSA administrator.
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