The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated roughly 2.3 million square feet of leases for federal office space in just a couple of weeks since beginning its efforts to cut government spending. DOGE said these lease terminations have saved millions of dollars so far.
The largest cuts by square footage have been made at the Department of Labor (845,000 square feet), the National Archives (125,000 square feet) and the Department of Health and Human Services (120,000 square feet). These three departments account for $9.2 million in savings combined, according to DOGE.
By amount saved, cuts at the DHS Office of the Undersecretary for Management in Washington, D.C., amount to a savings of $13.9 million, while lease terminations for offices in Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., housing multiple agencies save $13 million and $12.7 million respectively.
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