The new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated 12 leases across Tennessee totaling more than $6.2 million in annual lease costs.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) National Office in Franklin, a 135,373 square-foot space with an annual total lease cost of $4,602,070, is among the highest-valued leases in the country to be terminated by DOGE as part of its efforts to cut out fraud, waste, and abuse among federal spending.
The IRS building in Franklin sold in 2014 for a record-breaking $43.25 million, which, at the time, was the highest per-square-foot price record for a Nashville office, according to the Nashville Business Journal.
Across the country, according to DOGE’s website, the new department has terminated 748 leases totaling 9,587,384 square feet and approximately $468 million in lease savings.
The 12 leases in Tennessee totaling $6,227,125 which have been terminated by DOGE include the following locations:
- DHS-CBP Field Operations Facilities in Chattanooga;
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in Collierville;
- Social Security Administration in Nashville;
- Internal Revenue Service National Office in Knoxville;
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Nashville;
- Internal Revenue Service National Office in Franklin;
- Food and Drug Administration in Nashville;
- Internal Revenue Service National Office in Chattanooga;
- Food and Drug Administration in Memphis;
- National Appeals Division in Memphis;
- Natural Resources Conservation Service in Gallatin; and
- Mine Safety Health Administration in Knoxville.
DOGE’s website also displays the total number of federal grants and contracts that have been terminated by the department.
So far, DOGE has terminated 4083 federal contracts totaling approximately $15 billion in savings and 6289 federal grants totaling approximately $15 billion in savings, according to its website which is updated weekly.
According to the real-time U.S. National Debt Clock, DOGE has generated over $188 billion in savings, which equals out to nearly $1,700 per taxpayer.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “IRS Office” by Colliers International.
