Below is a list of planned lease terminations pulled from the DOGE website on March 10, 2025. The list is likely incomplete and inaccurate, since DOGE’s “wall of receipts” has notoriously overstated its savings impact for federal taxpayers, requiring numerous corrections since it began posting details of its work.
The list below also includes plans for the closure of seven additional BIA offices. These additional closures were pulled from a table published by the Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee.
“The impact on Bureau of Indian Affairs offices will be especially devastating. These offices are already underfunded, understaffed, and stretched beyond capacity, struggling to meet the needs of Tribal communities who face systemic barriers to federal resources. Closing these offices will further erode services like public safety, economic development, education, and housing assistance—services that Tribal Nations rely on for their well-being and self-determination.” – Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee
Mark Macarro, President of NCAI, explained to the A.P. that funding for the BIA, IHS, and the BIE represents the lion’s share of the government’s obligations to tribes, and last year those departments made up less than a quarter of 1% of the federal budget. “They’re looking in the wrong place to be doing this,” said Macarro. “And what’s frustrating is that we know that DOGE couldn’t be a more uninformed group of people behind the switch. They need to know, come up to speed real quick, on what treaty rights and trust responsibility means.”
| AGENCY | LOCATION | SQ FT | ANNUAL LEASE |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | CARNEGIE, OK | 0 | $2,798 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | ST. GEORGE, UT | 750 | $50,400 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | FREDONIA, AZ | 1,500 | $22,860 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-CALIFORNIA | ARCATA, CA | 1,492 | $37,012 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE NAVAJO | FARMINGTON, NM | 2,000 | $62,677 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | PAWNEE, OK | 7,549 | $156,171 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SEMINOLE, OK | 9,825 | $184,770 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-BEMIDJI | BEMIDJI, MN | 4,896 | $133,916 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE -OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | 5,000 | $119,951 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | WATONGA, OK | 2,850 | $38,573 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | PABLO, MT | 620 | $10,418 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | RAPID CITY, SD | 1,825 | $53,911 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | FORT THOMPSON, SD | 4,870 | $58,976 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SISSETON, SD | 4,911 | $180,008 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-BEMIDJI | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | 798 | $28,638 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | ZUNI, NM | 2,117 | $39,819 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE NAVAJO | GALLUP, NM | 20,287 | $322,529 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | ELKO, NV | 4,760 | $134,297 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | ASHLAND, WI | 34,970 | $649,408 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SHAWANO, WI | 1,990 | $36,395 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE NAVAJO | SAINT MICHAELS, AZ | 40,924 | $1,074,931 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | PHOENIX, AZ | 71,591 | $1,784,239 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | REDDING, CA | 5,307 | $154,103 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | HOLLYWOOD, FL | 3,000 | $79,365 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-PHOENIX | ELKO, NV | 853 | $22,240 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-NASHVILLE | MANLIUS, NY | 2,105 | $37,648 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-NASHVILLE | OPELOUSAS, LA | 1,029 | $25,015 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-BEMIDJI | SAULT STE MARIE, MI | 1,100 | $34,375 |
| INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE-CALIFORNIA | UKIAH, CA | 1,848 | $45,857 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | PAWHUSKA, OK | 10,335 | $166,134 |
| NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION | RAPID CITY, SD | 1,518 | $43,938 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | TOPPENISH, WA | 17,107 | $533,985 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | BARAGA, MI | 1,200 | $14,400 |
| OFFICE OF HEARING AND APPEALS (PROBATE HEARINGS DIVISION) | RAPID CITY, SD | 2,252 | $53,198 |
| TOTALS | 270927 | $6,339,757 | |
| Additional Office Closures – House Natural Resources Committee List | |||
| BUREAU | LOCATION | PLANNED TERM. DATE | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SHOW LOW, AZ | 1/26/2026 | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | TOWAOC, CO | TBD | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | LAPWAI, ID | 9/30/2025 | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | SAULT SAINT MARIE, MI | TBD | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | POPLAR, MT | TBD | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | FT TOTTEN, ND | TBD | |
| 1409: BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS | EAGLE BUTTE, SD | TBD | |
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