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Hearing to Focus on Reducing the Federal Real Estate Footprint

Washington, DC, June 12, 2015 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, chaired by U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), will hold a hearing next week to examine the issue of underutilized and vacant federal properties, costs to the taxpayer, challenges to selling or disposing of unneeded real property, and methods by which the federal government can reduce its space footprint and save taxpayer dollars by addressing those challenges. 

The hearing, entitled “Saving Taxpayer Dollars in Federal Real Estate: Reducing the Government’s Space Footprint,” is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

  • U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-PA), Chairman, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • The Honorable David Mader, Controller, Office of Management and Budget
  • Mr. David J. Wise, Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • Mr. Norman Dong, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
  • Ms. Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty

    • More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available. 

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