42 



Appcadbt I 



Aclng Federal Labontories N««d Repairs 



a»d UpfTftdea 



DOD 

 Air Force 

 Army 

 Navy" 

 AFRRI 



821 



1.678 



987 







1.787 



1.398 



1.035 







2.165 



3.080 



235 



41 



1.761 



3.049 



675 



86 



1,491 



1.943 



353 



37 



2.080 



1.294 



410 



6 



10,105 



12.442 



3.695 



170 



•Inlormalion about Ifie age ol NOAA s 936 000 square leel ol laboratory space was not readily 

 available because some of its laboratories were originally owned by otner agencies 



"The Navy provided data only lor the Naval Research Laboratory 



Source GAO compilation of data from agencies listed m table 



DOE, Department of Defense (dod), and nasa laboratories accounted for 

 80 percent of the total floor space, dok's laboratories, which alone 

 accounted for almost 50 percent of the floor space, are the oldest in the 

 federal laboratory system — 35 percent of their floor space is more than 40 

 years old, and 62 percent of their space is more than 30 years old. 

 Similarly, 29 percent of Don's laboratory floor space and 24 percent of 

 NASA's laboratory floor space is more than 40 years old. 



Many federal laboratory campuses have pronunent old buildings that, 

 because their historical significance, cannot be demolished and replaced 

 with modem laboratory facilities and/or office space. For example, the 

 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (,s()aa) National 

 Marine Fisheries Service and epa converted old federal facilities into 



