Federal agencies facing deep cuts by the Trump administration will cancel hundreds of office leases across the country, including over two dozen in New England.
Many of the leases targeted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency will be terminated by June 30, according to General Services Administration documents obtained by The Associated Press. Hundreds more are expected to be cancelled by the end of the year. At that time, agencies will have to either renegotiate their leases, relocate, or close their locations.
The planned lease cancellations include at least 10 in Massachusetts, three in Rhode Island, four in Connecticut, and five in New Hampshire, according to the AP.
Three federal leases in Massachusetts are scheduled for the first round of terminations: the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Amherst, the Agricultural Marketing Service in Everett, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Sutton, according to the report.
Boylston’s Food and Drug Administration office will terminate its lease by September, as will the IRS office in Southborough, the US Geological Survey branch in Northborough, and an outpost of the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Hadley, per the report.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration office in Andover, the Fish and Wildlife office in Chelsea, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Uxbridge are slated to pull out of their leases by October, per the report.
Federal agencies are also planning to terminate leases on five locations in New Hampshire, first reported by the Globe last week. Those include two Department of Labor divisions: the Mine Safety Health Administration in Portsmouth, and the Wage and Hour Division, which enforces employment standards, in Manchester.
The other New Hampshire leases scheduled for termination are the US Geological Survey office in Pembroke, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Dover, and the Small Business Administration office in Lebanon.
A lease for the International Trade Administration office in Portsmouth, N.H., listed for termination on the DOGE website, was not included in the GSA list.
Other notable lease terminations in New England include two FDA offices in Rhode Island and an Environmental Protection Agency location in Stamford, Conn., per the report.
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On its website, DOGE has claimed that dozens of federal offices in New England have had their leases terminated, with savings of approximately $6 million; however, some of those cancellations have been rescinded, making the true number of terminated leases unclear.
Many of the offices expected to close in New England are satellite offices for small or low-profile agencies — albeit ones that often provide critical services.
Not all of the affected locations will necessarily close, as agencies may choose to renegotiate new leases, downsize their existing space, or relocate elsewhere.
While the Trump administration has touted its return-to-office mandates for federal workers, multiple agencies have found that their existing office spaces aren’t large enough to accommodate all the returning remote workers.
Camilo Fonseca can be reached at camilo.fonseca@globe.com. Follow him on X @fonseca_esq and on Instagram @camilo_fonseca.reports.