President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled leases for 14 federal office buildings in New Jersey, saving nearly $7 million, amid sweeping nationwide cuts to the federal budget initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency.
Among the leases terminated are New Jersey federal offices for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Food and Drug Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to data compiled by USA TODAY Network.
The list includes four terminated leases in Middlesex and Union counties, including two offices in Mountainside.
Here’s the list of all 14 leases in New Jersey the Trump administration reports have been canceled, along with where they are located, building size, annual lease cost and total savings reported by DOGE:
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Federal office leases canceled by DOGE in New Jersey
There are 14 federal office buildings in New Jersey that had their leases terminated by DOGE. Overall, DOGE says it has saved $6,810,083 million by cutting annual lease costs totaling $2,757,520, according to the USA TODAY Network calculations.
Here’s the New Jersey list:
|
Federal agency |
Location |
Square feet |
Annual lease cost |
Total savings |
|
Federal Highway Administration |
Ewing Township |
7,646 |
$216,234 |
$414,449 |
|
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Northfield |
1,035 |
$29,265 |
$43,898 |
|
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Mountainside |
4,876 |
$128,580 |
$21,430 |
|
Food and Nutrition Service |
Robbinsville |
28,930 |
$488,641 |
$1,750,964 |
|
Rural Housing Service |
Mt. Laurel |
7,111 |
$145,162 |
$387,099 |
|
Employment Standards Administration, Wages and Hourly division |
Lawrenceville |
3,420 |
$87,934 |
$293,113 |
|
Office of Inspector General |
Mountainside |
3,451 |
$97,360 |
$121,700 |
|
Food and Drug Administration |
Newark |
14,736 |
$633,783 |
$2,112,611 |
|
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration |
Wall Township |
1,768 |
$51,262 |
$179,417 |
|
Departmental Management (IG) |
Edison |
4,160 |
$129,100 |
$355,026 |
|
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
Avenel |
4,968 |
$119,803 |
$299,507 |
|
*United States Trustees |
Newark |
13,922 |
$493,139 |
$123,285 |
|
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
Princeton |
3,780 |
$111,100 |
$472,173 |
|
Office of Inspector General |
Ventnor City |
1,018 |
$26,157 |
$235,411 |
|
TOTALS: |
100,821 sq. ft. |
$2,757,520 |
$6,810,083 |
DOGE savings tracker: How much has DOGE saved?
DOGE indicates it has saved an estimated $105 billion through a series of actions including asset sales, workforce terminations and contract/lease cancellations, as of March 5, the most recent data on the DOGE website.
The website lists the breakdown of the savings as follows:
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The termination of 4,083 federal contracts totaling roughly $15 million
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The termination of 6,289 grants totaling roughly $15 million
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Canceled leases for 748 buildings, a total of roughly $468 million in savings.
The Department of Government Efficiency created a website that tracks how much money has been saved through cancelled contracts, grants and leases.
The website tracks the purported cuts made within each federal department and money it has saved through cuts with an “Agency Efficiency Leaderboard,” which lists the top 22 federal agencies where the “most savings” have been made, according to the DOGE website.
The General Services Administration, tasked with managing federal real estate and contracts, tops the “leaderboard,” with the second “most savings” within the U.S. Department of Education, which Trump seeks to eliminate.
DOGE reportedly made changes to the website in recent days, deleting the five biggest “savings” on their original list, after several media outlets claimed they were filled with errors, but the website reflects the data has been updated as of March 5.
Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team.
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: DOGE closes New Jersey buildings; where are they and how much saved?
