The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently added federal “building condition” to its list of High-Risk” topics because “repair backlogs” in the government’s 277,000 buildings have grown from $171 billion in 2017 to $370 billion in 2024. This amounts to an average cost of $2,798 on every household in the nation. The Government Accountability Office also wrote that “unless this trend reverses, federal assets will continue to deteriorate and need premature replacement, which can be significantly more expensive than the cost of repairs had they not been delayed.”