“The federal government owns $1 trillion in personal property, such as furniture and vehicles. Agencies can sell these items and use the proceeds to buy similar items. The General Services Administration makes the rules for these federal agency transactions, buys and sells vehicles for other agencies to use, and carries out its own transactions.”
“According to data compiled by the General Services Administration’s Office of Government-wide Policy (GSA OGP), 27 agencies executed exchange/sale transactions, governed by statute and GSA regulations, to exchange (trade-in) or sell personal property from fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2017. The 27 agencies reported transactions totaling about $3.1 billion. Vehicle sales accounted for $2.6 billion (about 84 percent) of that total.”
FEDERAL PERSONAL PROPERTY: GSA and VA Have Opportunities to Improve the Exchange Sale Process