One year into President Trump’s second term, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is celebrating a massive $60 billion win for taxpayers. The agency announced Tuesday that it has slashed red tape, dumped underused real estate, and completely rewritten federal procurement rules to end decades of waste.
GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst credited President Trump’s leadership for creating a "leaner, smarter, and more accountable government." Over the past year, the agency has offloaded 90 federal properties, saving over $400 million in repairs and generating $182 million in revenue from sales alone.
The agency’s overhaul includes a historic rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which was cut by 25%. Officials say they removed over 2,700 "shall" and "must" mandates that previously suffocated competition and slowed down government purchasing.
Small Business Wins
A major pillar of the GSA’s first-year success has been cutting the compliance burden for small businesses by a staggering 70%. Vendor onboarding, which once took a full month, now offers same-day approval to help local businesses get to work faster.
- Federal Management Regulation: Reduced by 72% to eliminate outdated bureaucratic hurdles.
- Federal Travel Regulation: Streamlined by 50% to save $900 million over the next decade.
- Property Disposal: 3 million square feet cut from the federal footprint, avoiding $730 million in future costs.
The GSA also canceled over $500 million in "unnecessary or underperforming" contracts and trimmed the federal vehicle fleet by 1,000 units. These moves align with the broader mission of DOGE to right-size the government for the 21st century.
Modernizing with AI and Biometrics
To protect taxpayer funds, the GSA has expanded the use of Login.gov to combat the $200 billion lost annually to improper federal payments. The system now uses biometric facial matching to block thousands of fraudulent identity attempts every day.
The agency is also leveraging artificial intelligence through its new USAi platform. This allows the government to evaluate and adopt emerging tech while maintaining strict security oversight, all without expanding the size of the federal workforce.
Forst emphasized that these results are just the beginning, setting a "results-driven" tone for the remainder of the President’s term. The GSA remains "locked and loaded" to continue its mission of delivering the best deals for American taxpayers.