DOGE website lists more closures in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) – The number of federal offices closing in South Dakota is growing and so is the number of questions surrounding the closures.

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has listed more real estate closures in South Dakota, according to the “Wall of Receipts” website. Last week, the Codington County Farm Services Agency in Watertown was the first real estate closure in South Dakota listed by the DOGE website. 

The list of real estate closures in South Dakota has grown to 13, including four Sioux Falls offices (Small Business Administration, Office of Secretary in the Department of the Interior, Department of Labor and “Departmental Management”). The Sioux Falls’ Small Business Administration office has an annual lease of $86,777 for 3,810 square feet listed by the DOGE website.   

The ongoing list by DOGE also lists three Bureau of Indian Affairs offices slated to close in Sisseton, Fort Thompson and Rapid City.

The National Park Service office in Yankton is slated to close. KELOLAND News spoke with a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services biologist who was fired as part of DOGE initiative. 

The list does not include many details. There are no addresses, no explanation of how DOGE came up with the numbers. Here’s the list of South Dakota closures as of 4 p.m. Monday.

DOGE Closures

Farm Service Agency in Watertown ($238,328)

Bureau of Indian Affairs in Rapid City ($53,911)

Office of the Secretary in Sioux Falls ($67,904)

Geological Survey in Huron ($140,835)

Department of Labor in Sioux Falls ($56,165)

Bureau of Indian Affairs in Fort Thompson ($58,976)

Bureau of Indian Affairs in Sisseton ($180,008)

Small Business Administration in Sioux Falls ($86,777)

Mine Safety and Health Administration in Rapid City ($56,072)

National Park Service in Yankton ($175,268)

Office of Hearing and Appeals in Rapid City ($53,198)

National Indian Gaming Commission in Rapid City ($43,938)

Departmental Management (IG) in Sioux Falls ($28,749)

Earlier this month, Gov. Larry Rhoden said state officials aren’t notified when federal employees have been fired. He also pointed out South Dakota state government has plenty of job openings.