Overview
- Director Kash Patel confirmed the permanent closure and scrapped a $5 billion new-build plan after decades of stalled proposals.
- Most of the FBI’s more than 11,000 Washington-area employees will relocate to the Ronald Reagan Building, with security and infrastructure upgrades already in progress.
- The bureau says the Hoover building no longer met required security and functionality standards and had become too deteriorated to sustain operations.
- Leadership frames the choice as saving billions while enabling a faster transition, with exact move dates to be set once renovations finish.
- Plans to shift the headquarters to Maryland have been dropped, and the new location places staff closer to the Justice Department and the White House.