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[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

White House accelerating plan to clear out excess federal properties

By Vicki Needham
The Hill
May 4, 2011

President Obama is sending detailed legislation to Congress this week  
that accelerates the clearance of excess federal properties off the  
government's books and saves upward of $15 billion over three years,  
senior administration officials said Wednesday.

The White House released a map with the locations of 14,000 excess  
federal properties, 12,000 domestic, in urban and rural areas that  
range from empty warehouses to underutilized office buildings. The  
Obama administration is seeking public input on buildings already  
listed and others that should be added.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg; we're moving well beyond this  
list," said Jeff Zients, the federal chief performance officer and  
the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and  
Budget during a conference call with reporters.


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For the entire article, see
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/159325-white-house- 
accelerating-plan-to-clear-out-excess-properties

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Lenny Siegel
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