Central Perk: Interactive Map: Reducing Federal Real Estate Costs by $3.5 Billion

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Interactive Map: Reducing Federal Real Estate Costs by $3.5 Billion

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Thursday Nov.10, 2011

Interactive Map: Reducing Federal Real Estate Costs by $3.5 Billion

Almost 14,000 federal government properties sit unused and unneeded, costing taxpayers millions of dollars a year in operating and maintenance expenses. The Obama Administration has taken unprecedented steps to reduce this stock of unused property and is on track to save $3.5 billion by the end of Fiscal Year 2012.

Keep track of the progress being made to eliminate unneeded federal properties on our interactive map:

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern StandardTime (EST).

1:30 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

3:00 PM The Vice President visits with local veterans at a Manchester-area American Legion.

5:15 PM: The President meets with senior advisors.

7:00 PM: The Vice President delivers keynote remarks at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications First Amendment Award Event in Concord, New Hampshire.

Indicates events that will be live streamed on WhiteHouse.gov/Live

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