Overview
- Director Kash Patel announced the Hoover Building will be shut down for good as part of a finalized relocation plan.
- The roughly $5 billion purpose-built headquarters that was projected to open in 2035 has been scrapped.
- Most headquarters staff will move into the Ronald Reagan Building after safety and infrastructure upgrades, with others reassigned to field offices.
- No specific dates were provided for when the Hoover site will close or when employees will relocate.
- GSA cites billions in savings and avoidance of more than $300 million in deferred maintenance at the Hoover facility, while Maryland’s lawsuit over the canceled Greenbelt plan and security concerns about the Reagan site persist.