Federal Real Property: DHS Has Made Progress, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Address Real Property Management and Security Challenges

摘要

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a large, diverse portfolio of property it uses to carry out its mission. GAO's objectives were to (1) describe DHS's real property portfolio; (2) determine what challenges, if any, DHS faces in managing real property and what actions it has taken in response to the administration's real property initiative; (3) determine what challenges DHS and the General Services Administration (GSA) face in consolidating DHS's Washington, D.C. headquarters; and (4) describe actions DHS has taken to help ensure the security of its facilities. GAO reviewed documents and interviewed officials from DHS, GSA, and other stakeholders, including the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and the District of Columbia (D.C.). GAO recommends that DHS (1) use capital planning principles to link its capital needs with its asset management plan and (2) develop a physical security plan. GAO also recommends that DHS and GSA (3) develop a more comprehensive analysis of the costs to the government as a whole for DHS's headquarters consolidation. DHS agreed with the first two recommendations. GSA did not agree with the third recommendation, while DHS partially agreed. GAO maintains that such an analysis is needed.