Mar. 17, 2026
GSA rejects judiciary bid for control of courthouse facilities
Agency tells court leaders that courthouse maintenance problems stem from limited congressional funding, not management.
The U.S. General Services Administration has rejected the federal judiciary's request for independent control over courthouse facilities, telling court leaders that the main obstacle to maintaining federal courthouses is insufficient congressional funding, not a lack of judicial expertise, and warning that shifting authority could burden taxpayers.
In a March 12 letter to Robert J. Conrad Jr., GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst said granting the judiciary Real Property Authorit...
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