The IG report also says that GSA awarded a $75,000 contract to an outside firm for a “team building exercise” and a bicycle-building project “that would use the new teamwork skills.” 

In addition, it said that PBS commissioner Peck “hosted an essentially celebratory party in his [hotel] loft suite for GSA officials at a cost of $1,960.” 

GSA also spent $6,325 for commemorative coins, and velvet boxes to hold them, for those at the conference, the IG said.

Dan Tangherlini, the Treasury Dept.’s chief financial officer, has been named GSA acting administrator. Tangherlini had been the District of Columbia’s city administrator and deputy mayor. 

Johnson became GSA Administrator in February 2010. Peck was appointed PBS commissioner in August 2009. He had held the same position during the Clinton administration.

GSA spokesman Mecher said the agency “will review potential disciplinary action where warranted, implement reforms to its accounting procedures and increase the contracting and conference oversight protocols.”

This story was updated on April 3.