Agency Snapshot: Department of State

The Department of State (DOS) mission is to shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just and democratic world and foster conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere. The Department’s budgetary resources ensure the operation of more than 270 embassies, consulates, and other posts worldwide as well as numerous regional, functional and management bureaus. DOS is committed to pursuing this important mission while managing its finances effectively, which includes ensuring accurate payments, effective utilization of property, and sound financial accounting procedures.

 

Department of State: Reduce the Footprint Net SF reductions FY15-FY20*

Office and Warehouse

In 2015 the reduce the footprint data was baselined as a starting point that future progress can be measured against. 2015 baselines for Office and Warehouse are marked below in gray.

    FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2020 Totals
FY 2015 Office
Baseline Sq/Ft: 6,098,397
Total SF 6,098,397 sq ft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Target SF Reduction N/A*** 0 200,000 25,000 110,294 0 335,294
Actual SF Reduction N/A*** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Variance N/A*** 0 200,000 25,000 110,294 0 335,294
FY 2015 Warehouse
Baseline Sq/Ft: 912,516
Total SF 912,516 sq ft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Target SF Reduction N/A*** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Actual SF Reduction N/A*** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Variance N/A*** 0 0 0 0 0 0
FY 2015 Office and Warehouse combined
Baseline Sq/Ft: 7,010,913
Total SF 7,010,913 sq ft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Target SF Reduction N/A*** 0 200,000 25,000 110,294 0 335,294
Actual SF Reduction N/A*** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Variance N/A*** 0 200,000 25,000 110,294 0 335,294

Explanation of data:

  • ★ Reductions are reported as a positive value.
  • † FY2015 is the baseline year for this initiative. Target and Actual reductions are not available.
  • ‡ According to the Reduce the Footprint Policy, agencies with fewer than 200 domestic warehouses are not required to set reduction targets.
  • ♦ Represents future data that has not yet been reported. Actual SF Reductions are reported annually in Q2 of the following fiscal year.
  • ♢ Variance = [Previous year's target or baseline reduction] - [This year's actual reduction]

Owned property

2015 Owned Property is marked below in gray.

    FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2020 Totals
FY 2015 Owned Property
Total Sq/Ft: 579,280
Total SF 579,280 sq ft 0 0 0 0 0 0
Target SF Reduction N/A*** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Actual SF Reduction N/A*** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Variance N/A*** 0 0 0 0 0 0