Agency Snapshot: Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce (DOC) fosters conditions that create jobs; increases the productivity of the U.S. economy; encourages the economic growth that benefits all U.S. industries, workers, and consumers; enhances technological leadership and environmental stewardship; and supports market growth strategies. The Department’s budget goes to ensuring the operation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and National Telecommunications and Information Administration amongst many other organizations. Like other agencies, it is committed to pursuing this important mission while managing its finances effectively, which includes ensuring its payments are accurate, using only property it needs, and accounting for its finances properly.

Department of Commerce: 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: 10,179,890	Total SF ‡	10,179,890 sq ft	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Target SF Reduction ♦	N/A***	130,000	40,000	80,000	80,000	200,000	530,000
	Actual SF Reduction ★	N/A***	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Variance ♢	N/A***	130,000	40,000	80,000	80,000	200,000	530,000
FY 2015 Warehouse Baseline Sq/Ft: 1,944,191	Total SF ‡	1,944,191 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: 12,124,081	Total SF ‡	12,124,081 sq ft	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Target SF Reduction ♦	N/A***	130,000	40,000	80,000	80,000	200,000	530,000
	Actual SF Reduction ★	N/A***	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Variance ♢	N/A***	130,000	40,000	80,000	80,000	200,000	530,000

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	FY2020 Totals
FY 2015 Owned Property Total Sq/Ft: 5,727,050	Total SF ‡	5,727,050 sq ft	0	0	0	0
	Target SF Reduction ♦	N/A***	29,935	37,181	17,300	84,416
	Actual SF Reduction ★	N/A***	0	0	0	0
	Variance ♢	N/A***	29,935	37,181	17,300	84,416