DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) has moved to cancel hundreds of federal agency leases—an unprecedented wave that affects around 10% of the federal government’s active commercial real estate leases, spanning all 50 states and U.S. territories [1][2][3].
DOGE's authority relies on presidential orders and reinterpretations of federal leasing practices, but the aggressive pace and scale are sparking significant pushback and economic aftershocks[9][11][4][10].