Elon Musk came to Washington, D.C., on a mission to cut costs and find inefficiencies. He almost immediately aimed his chainsaw at the federal government’s commercial real estate footprint.
His Department of Government Efficiency at one point promised to sell as many as 443 buildings and vacate another 10M SF worth of leases. As Musk decamps from the nation’s Capitol, the federal government has targeted less than 7M SF in its footprint for termination, and much of that space is still occupied.
Source: As Musk Exits, DOGE’s Shock And Awe Campaign Against Office Space Grinds On