OMB has issued guidance on implementing an agency requirement to cap the total square footage of their domestic office and warehouse inventory compared to their fiscal 2012 baselines.
While progress in meeting the "freeze the footprint" policy will be based on an annual evaluation of an agency’s square footage compared to fiscal 2012, there may be circumstances where an agency has exceeded that limit but remains in compliance based on the timing of already identified offsets or a net reduction of costs relative to its square footage baseline, according to the memo.
It said that by May 15 each agency must submit to GSA a three-year revised real property cost savings and innovation plan based on its 2010 real property cost savings plan. The new plans are to have a narrower focus, and prospective analysis of real property spending for the next three fiscal years.
OMB said agency senior real property officers and CFOs must annually develop and submit to GSA an evaluation of the agency’s compliance with the square footage cap policy.
Also, on an annual, calendar year basis, and after consultation with GSA and the agencies, OMB will update Performance.gov with information on each agency’s square footage baseline and annual progress associated with cap policy, and OMB will track the progress of select projects provided in agency revised real property plans on Performance.gov.
