The House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced Wednesday it will hold a hearing next week that will focus on reducing federal real estate. 

The hearing, titled “Federal Foreclosure: Reducing the Federal Real Estate Portfolio," will examine the management of federal real estate and whether it's cost-effective for American taxpayers. The issue has been on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) High-Risk List since 2003, according to a news release shared with Just The News.

“The U.S. federal government has been an irresponsible landlord for decades, squandering tens of billions of taxpayer dollars," DOGE Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said in a statement. "It cannot accurately track the properties it owns, including their condition, usage, or financial value, and continues to spend billions annually on vacant buildings."

The congresswoman highlighted how the Biden administration continued to retain its leases on federal buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic, even when government employees were primarily working remotely. 

"President Trump and his administration are taking decisive action to end this egregious waste of taxpayer dollars," she continued. "The DOGE Subcommittee will work with this administration to right-size the federal government’s property footprint and ensure it acts as a responsible steward of taxpayer-funded real estate."

The hearing is expected to take place on Tuesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. Eastern. It is expected to include testimony from Open Books CEO John Hart, and David Marroni, the acting director of Physical Infrastructure at the GAO.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.