Message from the Deputy Inspector General
I am pleased to submit to Congress our Semiannual Report for the period of October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026.
During this reporting period, the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued 23 reports with more than $360 million in recommended financial savings. Additionally, we recovered nearly $2.5 million.
Our auditors reported that federal agencies are at risk of overpaying for products in the Multiple Award Schedule Program due to significant price variability. Also, we found that GSA is not consistently addressing deficient security fixtures at GSA-controlled facilities, leaving the facilities and occupants at risk from security threats. Additionally, we notified the Acting GSA Administrator that we found sensitive documents and correspondence on GSA’s Google Groups that were accessible by all GSA users, despite them not having a legitimate business need to know.
Our inspections team reported that GSA’s Public Buildings Service (PBS) is not providing oversight of maintenance for indoor firing ranges at GSA-owned buildings. We found that PBS had not addressed unsafe conditions at a Land Port of Entry firing range.
Our special agents discovered that a GSA employee had fraudulently obtained a $150,000 pandemic loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration by submitting a false application for benefits he was not entitled to receive. Another investigation found that a government contractor regularly hired undocumented immigrants without authorization to work in the United States. In another matter, our investigators found that a GSA equipment specialist improperly received New York locality pay while frequently traveling and working outside the United States.
I am honored to lead this office and thankful for Congress’s and GSA management’s support of our work. Without the dedication of our experienced and hardworking staff, these efforts would not have been possible.
Robert C. Erickson
Deputy Inspector General
March 31, 2026
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