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Leaked Document Shows How Quickly DOGE Plans to Cancel Leases

March 17, 2025

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The Department of Government Efficiency has already announced the 783 leases it plans to cancel as part of its waste reduction efforts. However, until now there was little information about when those cancellations would actually take place. A document obtained by the Associated Press shows the termination dates for hundreds of leases, which range from the end of June to the end of December. Most of them end in late August and September.

These lease terminations will affect some markets by putting more inventory on the market. There had been concern that the District of Columbia would be hit hardest by the cancellations due to its high concentration of government offices, but so far it does not appear there will be a mass exodus from the capital. The list includes only two D.C. properties: a 33,490-square-foot Federal Labor Relations Authority building and a 17,593-square-foot General Services Administration building. Although these two leases are among the largest on the list, they account for only a small fraction of the overall space slated for cancellation.

DOGE estimates that these cancellations, along with staff reductions, will result in $115 billion in savings. Critics dispute that figure, pointing out that the leases alone total closer to $500 million. In either case, the savings are far short of the administration’s $1 trillion budget-cutting target. While a significant number of former government buildings entering the market in one area could have a local impact, the cancellations so far do not appear to be concentrated enough to noticeably affect any single market—or the overall budget deficit.

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