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Executive Order 13327

Federal Real Property Asset Management

This executive order establishes a comprehensive framework for managing federal real property assets by creating Senior Real Property Officers in each major agency, forming a Federal Real Property Council under OMB, and mandating asset management plans with performance metrics. It requires inventory tracking, life-cycle cost analysis, and annual reporting while centralizing oversight through the General Services Administration.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 5897

Impact dates

  1. Initial agency asset management plan submission to OMB (date determined by OMB Director)

  2. Federal Real Property Council organized and first meeting held

  3. Senior Real Property Officer designations due

Key directives

  • Agency heads must designate Senior Real Property Officers within 30 days
  • Senior Real Property Officers develop and implement agency asset management plans meeting Federal Real Property Council requirements
  • Annual reporting of real property assets to OMB Director and GSA Administrator
  • Federal Real Property Council established within OMB for administrative purposes
  • Council must be organized and hold first meeting within 60 days
  • Council shall meet at least quarterly each fiscal year
  • GSA Administrator shall establish comprehensive database of all executive branch real property
  • GSA shall publish common performance measures and standards
  • Departments of Agriculture and Interior shall improve public lands management and develop legislative proposals
  • Revocation of Executive Order 12512

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Senior Real Property Officer designations due within 30 days
  • Federal Real Property Council first meeting within 60 days
  • Executive Order 12512 revoked

Near term (90d)

  • Council organization and initial operations
  • beginning of agency asset management plan development

Long term

  • ongoing annual reporting to OMB and GSA
  • quarterly Council meetings each fiscal year
  • development of comprehensive federal real property database
  • legislative proposals for improved property management

Risks & tensions

  • Initial plan submission date delegated to OMB Director discretion, creating uncertainty in compliance timeline
  • Exemption for national security, foreign policy, and public safety properties may create gaps in comprehensive inventory
  • GSA database excludes classified information and security-withheld properties, potentially limiting full accountability
  • Compatibility clause for existing IT standards may perpetuate fragmented systems rather than unified reporting
  • Council composition of already-burdened senior officials may limit sustained engagement
Executive Order 13327: Federal Real Property Asset Management · Executive Orders