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Government Report on White House Infrastructure

A government report produced during George W. Bush's second term warned of periodic system failures, which helped spur congressional action to fund the modernization.

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Jan 12, 2026
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What did the 2008–2012 White House renovation program funded by Congress cover and how was the $376M figure calculated?

The work often labeled the “$376 million White House renovation” was primarily a multi-year modernization of the Executive Mansion’s mechanical, safety and utility systems that Congress authorized bef...

Jan 22, 2026

What did the 2008 congressional appropriation for White House modernization specifically authorize and fund?

in 2008 approved a multi-year appropriation to modernize the complex’s aging mechanical, electrical and communications systems — a utilities and infrastructure upgrade prompted by a review that found ...