Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Feds unveil interactive map of land they'd sell

The Office of Management and Budget held a news conference today to discuss its plans to reduce the federal deficit by disposing of excess federal real estate. So far 14,000 properties have been identified as excess. The properties can be located using the interactive map OMB posted today.

Many of the properties are in rural areas, such as national forests. OMB Deputy Director Jeffery Zients and Controller Daniel Werfel said legislation that President Obama is proposing to Congress today would cut red tape and politics surrounding federal property disposal and result in significant savings to taxpayers. They highlighted the website and map.

Citizens "can use this site to help us identify other properties in your communities that are not on the excess list but should be sold or otherwise disposed of," Zients said on The White House Blog. "These excess properties are just the tip of the iceberg." (Read more)

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