DOGE Disbands 8 Months Early, With Most Lease Terminations Rescinded

The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, which set out to minimize the federal government’s commercial real estate footprint, dissipated ahead of its July 2026 mandate.

The department spearheaded by Elon Musk, known as DOGE, is no longer a centralized entity and its status “doesn’t exist,” Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reuters. 

DOGE aimed to help reduce waste and slash spending across the federal government. In March, it promised to sell as many as 443 buildings and vacate another 10M SF worth of leases from the General Services Administration, which oversees the federal government’s real estate portfolio. 

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RSK: This should ease some concerns for government office space, especially in DC.