The IRS Has Reduced Its Overall Space Footprint; However, a Significant Amount of Unneeded Office Space Still Remains

Submitting OIG:

Date Issued:

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

2024-100-027

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
Develop and maintain a long-term space reduction plan that includes annual space reductions the IRS expects to achieve, aligns with Department of the Treasury Workspace Management requirements, and sufficiently decreases unneeded office space by maximizing the space savings associated with current IRS practices in remote work, telework, and workstation sharing/hoteling.
2	Open	No
Reevaluate existing planned reduction projects to ensure that they reflect current IRS telework policy.
3	Open	No
The Chief, FMSS, should clarify the instructions for the GDI system walkthrough report to require an entry in key fields to document the results of the workstation information validation.