Agency Snapshot: Department of Labor

The Department of Labor (DOL) serves to foster and promote the welfare of job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices and other national economic measures. The Department’s budgetary resources ensures the operation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and Unemployment Insurance amongst other organizations.

 

Department of Labor Freeze the Footprint Baseline

In FY 2015, the Department of Labor’s total office and warehouse square footage was 0 square feet - an actual decrease of 6,942,509 since FY 2013.

Agency FY 2012 SF Baseline FY 2013 Total SF FY 2014 Total SF FY 2015 Total SF SF Change FY2012 Baseline to FY2015
DOL 6,942,509 6,979,804 6,976,171 0 -6,942,509

Department of Labor Freeze the Footprint Projects

Project Project Type Description Location: City, State Start Date Projected Start Date Actual Completion Date Projected Completion Date Actual Space Reduction Planned (SF) Space Reduction Actual (SF)
Nation-wide review of all office space Consolidation/Space Redesign/Release of Space

Conduct a complete nationwide review of all DOL office space and develop a multi-year plan to reduce overall office space requirement.

 Nation-Wide 4th Quarter FY2013 4th Quarter FY2013 4th Quarter FY2014 Pending Target goal of 150 Usable Square Feet per person
DOL Las Vegas Agency Offices Lease Consolidation

Co-locate DOL Las Vegas offices into a new, single location using shared space for reception and conference areas and reducing total square footage.

 Las Vegas, NV 3rd Quarter FY2013 3rd Quarter FY2013 3rd Quarter 2014 Pending Target goal of 150 Usable Square Feet per person
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) National Office Space Redesign in Federally Owned Space

Redesign Agency space to more efficiently use the space to increase the number of seats within the existing space and increase space usability and functionality.

 Washington, DC 2nd Quarter FY2013 4th Quarter FY2013 4th Quarter 2013 1st Quarter FY2014 150 Usable Square Feet per person 150 Usable Square Feet per person