"Those who accept must report for duty on October 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation, during which time the GSA in some cases racked up high costs passed along to taxpayers to stay in dozens of properties whose leases it had slated for termination or were allowed to expire. Ultimately, the outcome was the agency was left broken and understaffed, said Chad Becker, a former GSA real estate official. They didn't have the people they needed to carry out basic functions."
"Becker, who represents owners with government leases at Arco Real Estate Solutions, said the GSA has been in a triage mode for months. He said the sudden reversal of the downsizing reflects how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Musk's prior leadership had gone too far, too fast. The GSA was established in the 1940s to centralise the acquisition and management of thousands of federal workplaces."
Federal employees who managed government workspaces were asked by the General Services Administration (GSA) to accept or decline reinstatement by the end of the week. Those who accept must report for duty on October 6 after a seven-month paid leave that incurred substantial costs to taxpayers as the GSA maintained dozens of properties whose leases were set for termination or expired. The agency became broken and understaffed, forcing GSA into triage according to a former real estate official. The rehiring mirrors similar reversals at the IRS, Labor Department and National Park Service after prior downsizing efforts under DOGE leadership.
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