GSA identifies hundreds of 'non-core' federal properties amid Trump admin's DOGE cuts
The General Services Administration (GSA) on Tuesday released a list of nearly 450 federal buildings it may seek to sell — including major real estate like the headquarters of the Justice Department, FBI and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as federal buildings across the country.
The list of 443 “non-core assets” comes as GSA said it plans to “dispose” of some of the buildings — a first step in complying with a February directive to shed government real estate.
Also on the list are other iconic D.C. buildings such as the American Red Cross building, the Old Post Office Building — once the site to a Trump hotel — and the Diplomacy Museum, which has only been open since 2017.
“GSA will consider non-core assets for divestment from government ownership in an orderly fashion to ensure taxpayers no longer pay for empty and underutilized federal office space, or the significant maintenance costs associated with long-term building ownership — potentially saving more than $430 million in annual operating costs,” GSA said in a statement.
“Decades of funding deficiencies have resulted in many of these buildings becoming functionally obsolete and unsuitable for use by our federal workforce. We can no longer hope that funding will emerge to resolve these longstanding issues,” the agency said, adding that the plan “leverages the private sector.”
Even GSA’s own headquarters is on the list, along with the building that houses the headquarters for the Office of Personnel Management and Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Associated Press reported early last month that GSA managers instructed regional managers to begin terminating leases for many federal office spaces nationwide.
The culling of much of the office space for the federal workforce would seem to be at odds with President Trump’s return to office mandate.
At the same time, tech billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have looked to reduce the entire government via broad workforce reductions.
Last month, agencies began booting employees still in their probationary period after being hired or promoted within the last year or two.
And the administration has also asked agencies to prepare for a reduction in force — sweeping layoffs across government.
Beyond Washington, D.C., real estate, the document proposes shuttering of federal buildings across the country, many of which house various government functions. Many are located in large cities such as Los Angeles, Detroit and Dallas. It also proposes closing more than 10 courthouses.
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