Leases for five Springfield-area federal agencies were among the 20-plus statewide being cancelled, according to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website.
The cost savings from those five leases was $443,980, it claimed.
Four of the leases being eliminated are in Springfield, along with a field office in Litchfield.
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Statewide, there are 24 cuts in Chicago, Champaign, O’Fallon, Hoffman Estates, Rockford, Joliet, Naperville, Fairview Heights, Peoria, Lisle, Rock Island, Tinley Park and Quincy with a savings of $14,876,081.
Billionaire Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), waves a chainsaw given to him by Argentine President Javier Milei at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) outside Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2025.
The website listed a total of 748 federal facility leases that are scheduled for termination. The leases account for more than 9.5 million square feet in property and $660 million in savings, the site said.
DOGE, which is headed by billionaire Elon Musk, was created by the President Donald Trump Administration to find ways to cut spending.
In addition to the termination of leases, the website listed cutbacks in federal agencies and cancellations of contracts.
Here are the Springfield-area offices on the DOGE cut list:
Public Buildings Service-Field Office, 3,860 square feet, $164,698 total savings, $62,102 annual lease cost, lease termination notice sent 1-30-25, termination effective on 4-29-25.
Departmental Management IG, 3,253 square feet, $47,886 total savings, $63,848 annual lease cost, termination via “mass mod” (mass modification refers to uniform changes to large numbers of government contracts).
Employment Standards Administration (U.S. Department of Labor), 509 W. Capitol Ave., 2,128 square feet, $147,203 total savings, $42,058 annual lease cost, termination via mass mod.
Small Business Administration, 3330 Ginger Creek Drive, 2,022 square feet, $40,548 total savings, $34,756 annual lease cost, termination via mass mod.
Mine Safety & Health Administration (U.S. Department of Labor), Litchfield, 2,889 square feet, $43,645 total savings, $58,193 annual ease cost, termination via mass mod.
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