Fed government spent eye-popping sums on furniture while many worked remotely, needed repairs stalled

The House Oversight Committee’s subcommittee Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing on Tuesday examining how to reduce the amount of taxpayer funds going toward the “federal real estate portfolio.”

The subcommittee, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), heard testimony from John Hart, the chief executive officer with Open the Books, and David Marroni, the acting director for the Government Accountability Office’s Physical Infrastructure team.

‘GAO found that these needs had more than doubled, from $170 billion to $370 billion between fiscal year 2017 and 2024.’

Hart revealed bombshell information in his opening statement pulled from an Open the Books investigation that found the federal government splurged $4.6 billion on furniture since fiscal year 2021. He noted that the amount was enough to purchase a “modest $500

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