foley, please are sepia thank you for coming. >> at afternoon chairman carper, ranking member brown.eciate being invited to discuss gsa's efforts to reduce clients on the space, a person this acquisition and how we manage of authority. gsa searches for the most cost effective ways to fight space to help them achieve missions. our first priority is to use existing government of space and memory space already under contract to the government. when existing space is not available, gsa determines the best method to acquire space, whether through leasing a new construction. we consider the size, duration, cost and complexity of the requirement. for most long-term needs, especially with unique requirements that court houses or land ports of entry it is more to it for the government to building a new facility. for a small short-term general office requirements leasing from the private sector is typically more economical. gsa currently manages inventory of 380 million square feet of space of which roughly 191 alien is leased from the private actor. approximately 80% of our 9000 plus places a