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Executive Order 13327: Federal Real Property Asset Management

President: George W. Bush

Directed agencies to designate senior real-property officers, inventory federal assets and manage property using agency plans and performance measures.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13327 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13327 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13327 do?

GSA's Federal Real Property Profile continues to publish summary data and identifies EO 13327 as an origin of the asset-management effort.

Administration position: The profile is evidence of a later reporting system, not proof that every property was used economically or disposed of as planned.
SignedFebruary 4, 2004
Original directionDirected agencies to designate senior real-property officers, inventory federal assets and manage property using agency plans and performance measures.
Later evidenceGSA's Federal Real Property Profile continues to publish summary data and identifies EO 13327 as an origin of the asset-management effort.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

Federal real property was managed across agencies with inconsistent inventories and limited comparable information on asset use.

After the order

GSA's Federal Real Property Profile continues to publish summary data and identifies EO 13327 as an origin of the asset-management effort.

The profile is evidence of a later reporting system, not proof that every property was used economically or disposed of as planned.

Who had to do what

Source: Signed Federal Register text.
Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Heads of covered executive departments and agencies, including Homeland SecurityDesignate a Senior Real Property Officer; may withhold property information when necessary for national security, foreign policy, or public safety.Designation within 30 days after February 4, 2004.
Senior Real Property OfficersDevelop and implement Council-compliant asset-management plans: inventory and categorize property, prioritize improvements, analyze life-cycle costs, identify legislative needs, set goals and deadlines, and incorporate historic-preservation and environmental planning. Monitor assets against strategic plans; provide OMB and GSA property lists and requested information, excluding classified information.Initial plan on OMB’s specified date; property reporting annually; monitoring ongoing.
Federal Real Property CouncilGuide agency plans, share best practices, develop performance measures with GSA, compare performance with industry and other public agencies, and work with the President’s Management Council to support implementation.Organize and first meet within 60 days after February 4, 2004; meet at least quarterly each fiscal year.
OMBProvide appropriate Council funding and administrative support.As appropriate.
OMB DirectorReview plans and performance through management and budget review; develop legislative initiatives with GSA after consulting landholding agencies.No deadline specified.
GSA AdministratorProvide policy oversight; manage selected property on agency request and GSA consent; delegate efficient operations to willing, capable agencies; lead property IT; publish measures; maintain an inventory database excluding national-security information; collect agency descriptions. May set data standards. Develop legislative initiatives with OMB in consultation with landholding agencies.No deadline specified.
Secretary of AgricultureImprove management of public lands and the National Forest System and develop necessary legislative proposals.No deadline specified.
Secretary of the InteriorImprove management of public lands and the National Forest System and develop necessary legislative proposals.No deadline specified.
Later actionGSA's Federal Real Property Profile continues to publish summary data and identifies EO 13327 as an origin of the asset-management effort.2026

What happened next

EO 13327 signed.