DOGE era overhaul: GSA touts $60B in savings as Trump shrinks gov't footprint: 'Results speak for themselves'
FIRST ON FOX: One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, the federal agency responsible for managing government buildings, contracts and technology says it has delivered tens of billions of...
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FIRST ON FOX: One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, the federal agency responsible for managing government buildings, contracts and technology says it has delivered tens of billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Tuesday that it has driven more than $60 billion in federal contract savings since January 2025, as part of the agency’s push to shrink the federal real estate footprint in the era of DOGE , cutting red tape for small businesses and rewriting decades-old procurement rules that critics long said fueled waste and inefficiency. Over the past year, the agency disposed of 90 federal properties, cutting more than 3 million square feet from its portfolio and avoiding an estimated $415 million in repairs and operating costs. Property sales generated an additional $182 million in revenue, while renegotiated leases and portfolio reductions avoided another $730 million in future costs. GSA officials say they have also identified 45 additional high-cost, underused properties for accelerated sale, moves that could save taxpayers more than $3 billion in repairs and operating expenses if completed. SCOOP: TRUMP ADMIN, OPENAI PARTNER TO UNLEASH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GSA, established in 1949, manages more than 360 million rentable square feet nationwide. "Under President Trump's leadership, we're delivering on our promise to create a leaner, smarter, and more accountable government," GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "GSA is right-sizing our federal real estate portfolio, streamlining operations, and using the buying power of the United States government to get the best deals in procurement for American taxpayers." The agency is also touting significant changes in the area of federal contracting. GSA, working in partnership with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Defense and NASA, also completed a historic rewr…