Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently canceled seven federal leases in Alabama, saving taxpayers $5,269,991.
According to DOGE, the lease cancellations in Alabama included facilities used by the National Labor Relations Board, the Corps of Engineers, the Social Security Administration, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
A spokesperson for DOGE estimated that the department under the Trump administration has saved taxpayers $65 billion nationally.
“Let's balance the budget! DOGE's total estimated savings are $65 billion, which is a combination of fraud detection/deletion, contract/lease cancellations, contract/lease renegotiations, asset sales, grant cancellations, workforce reductions, programmatic changes, and regulatory savings,” the DOGE spokesperson said.
The locations, agencies, and total savings of the canceled federal leases include:
Birmingham (National Labor Relations Board) $227,725
Mobile (Corps of Engineers, Civil) $3,610,220
Anniston (Social Security Administration) $608,457
Cullman (Social Security Administration) $512,221
Mobile (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) $243,958
Gadsden (Social Security Administration) $67,410
Jasper (Social Security Administration) $0
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