Federal buildings chief eyes 50% space reduction, moving GSA out of its headquarters

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Federal buildings chief eyes 50% space reduction, moving GSA out of its headquarters

GSA’s plans to reduce federal office space come as the Trump administration is calling on teleworking federal employees to return to the office full-time.

Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED
January 28, 2025 6:07 pm
5 min read

President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee much of the federal government’s real estate portfolio is looking to significantly downsize the amount of office space that agencies occupy.

Michael Peters, commissioner of Public Buildings Service within the General Services Administration, said the agency is looking at cutting up to half its total real estate portfolio over the coming years.

“I’m just getting ramped up, but I think our initial review says that number could be up to a 50% reduction on our square footage across the portfolio. We’re not going to do that in six months, but we’re going to try to do this as rapidly as we can,” Peters said Tuesday.

Peters said a “disproportionate amount of that space” would come from the Washington, D.C. metro area — and will include GSA moving out of its own 1800 F St. NW headquarters.

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Jory Heckman
Jory Heckman is a reporter at Federal News Network covering U.S. Postal Service, IRS, big data and technology issues. Follow @jheckmanWFED