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ernment offices, including more than 40 Social Security Administration facilities across 20 states. The projected annual savings of these lease cancellations totals around $171 million.

DOGE reported that the annual cost of running the Vidalia office is $228,757. According to the Social Security Administration, in 2023, a total of 1,182 Toombs County residents and 296 Montgomery County residents received Social Security payments.

An exact date on the facility’s closure has not been announced.