The General Services Administration submitted 103 capital project fact sheets to Congress detailing approximately $10 billion in critical repairs and modernization needs for federal buildings through fiscal year 2034.
The submission highlights mounting backlogs and rising costs in federal facilities. Under current law, any non-recurring repair or construction project funded above $3.96 million requires formal approval from both the House and Senate. The average approval timeline is 426 days, and some projects submitted for fiscal year 2027 have been pending since fiscal year 2016, with costs increasing by as much as 436 percent.
The backlog of delinquent maintenance now approaches $50 billion, according to the General Services Administration. Proposed repairs include roof work, elevator replacements, HVAC upgrades, fire-alarm modernization, water-damage remediation, and electrical, plumbing, structural, and seismic repairs.
GSA has proposed raising the approval threshold to $75 million for routine and emergency maintenance, paired with guardrails to ensure Congress maintains oversight of major projects. In May, GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst led 22 federal departments and agencies in requesting Congress to adjust the threshold.