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“Symbols of freedom” are now “non-core assets” the Trump administration marks for “disposal" [1]
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Date: 2025-03-04
The U.S. General Services Administration, which oversees the federal government’s real estate, announced Tuesday it’s considering selling 443 of its properties , including the Oklahoma City Federal Building.
The news comes just one month before the 30th anniversary of the truck bombing that destroyed the Murrah Building in 1995.
A new federal building opened its doors in 2004, one block north of the site of the bombing. Then-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft dedicated the new facility as a “ symbol of freedom .”
Today, the General Services Administration (GSA) listed it as a “non-core asset” it’s considering for “disposal.”
“GSA will consider non-core assets for divestment from government ownership in an orderly fashion to ensure taxpayers no longer pay for empty and underutilized federal office space, or the significant maintenance costs associated with long-term building ownership,” the agency said in a statement.
The GSA says selling these properties could save more than $430 million in operating costs each year. That’s around 0.6% of recent annual federal spending .
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