The Battle Against Government Bloat If there’s one thing the federal government excels at, it’s wasting your money. Enter DOGE, which—despite being an advisory body—has unleashed an efficiency rampage that agencies are actually acting on. Here’s where the cuts are hitting the hardest: 1. Ghost Towns on the Government Dime Turns out, Uncle Sam is America’s worst landlord. The General Services Administration (GSA) sits on 28 million square feet of vacant or mostly vacant buildings. That’s 140 city blocks in Manhattan collecting dust while taxpayers foot the bill. Meanwhile, D.C. alone hoards 3 million square feet of government office space—much of it unused. So far, DOGE has recommended scrapping 97 federal building leases and putting other properties up for disposal.…
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