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ech-billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reportedly terminated hundreds of federal real estate contracts across the country, including 16 in Wisconsin. The cancelled leases serve various agencies such as the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, and Food and Drug Administration. According to DOGE's website, they have cut $105 billion in federal spending, but these numbers are unverified due to numerous reporting errors.

    The Trump administration removed an inventory of 443 federal properties listed for potential sale. The GSA's "non-core property list" is now blank with a new headline reading "coming soon." A comparison between the Wisconsin federal leases on DOGE's website and the U.S. General Service Administration's lease inventory revealed that the DOGE leases match exactly, including square footage and lease amounts.

    Here are the details of each cancelled federal lease in Wisconsin:

    * Defense Contract Management Agency (Milwaukee): The office is being moved into a federal space, with current annual rent at $186,700.

    * National Labor Relations Board (Milwaukee): The 10,226-square foot office is leased at $258,805 annually and will be terminated via mass mod.

    * Fish and Wildlife Service (Madison): The office is being terminated and closed, with current annual rent at $58,142.

    * Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Madison): The office is being terminated via mass mod, with current rent for that space at $50,150 annually.

    * Departmental Management (Madison): The 1,486-square foot office is leased at $37,494 annually and will be terminated via mass mod.

    * Federal Highway Administration (Madison): The 6,254-square foot office is leased at $204,103 annually and will be terminated via mass mod.

    * Food and Drug Administration (Madison, Wauwatosa): Offices in both locations are being terminated via mass mod.

    * Social Security Administration (Green Bay, Wausau): Both offices are being terminated and consolidated, with current annual rent at $26,229 and $34,211 respectively.

    * Defense Contract Management Agency (Merrill): The office is being terminated and closed, with current rent for that space at $6,067 annually.

    * IRS National Office (La Crosse): The office is being terminated via mass mod, with current rent for that space at $36,199 annually.

    * Bureau of Indian Affairs (Ashland, Shawano): Both offices are being terminated via mass mod, with the Ashland office employing 40 people and leased at $649,408 annually.

    * Office of U.S. Attorneys (Green Bay): The 5,364 square-foot space is leased at $70,369 annually and will be terminated via mass mod.

    * Rural Housing Service (Stevens Point): The 15,843-square foot office is leased at $448,204 annually and will be terminated via mass mod.