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FBI to Permanently Close Hoover HQ, Relocate to Reagan Building

The decision replaces the planned Maryland campus with a retrofit of the Reagan Building that leaders say will save taxpayers billions.

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Law enforcement vehicles are parked outside the J. Edgar Hoover Building, FBI headquarters, on July 20, 2025. (Eric Lee/Getty Images)
The FBI Headquarters is seen before the Senate Democrats' news conference opposing Kash Patel's nomination as head of the FBI on Feb. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/TNS)
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Overview

  • Director Kash Patel said the bureau has finalized plans to shut the J. Edgar Hoover Building and move most headquarters functions to the Ronald Reagan Building once upgrades are finished, with no move date provided.
  • The FBI scrapped a nearly $5 billion Greenbelt, Maryland campus that was projected to open in 2035, a change Patel credited with saving billions.
  • The General Services Administration has said the shift avoids more than $300 million in deferred maintenance at Hoover, and reporting estimates about $1.4 billion in renovations to prepare the Reagan site.
  • Patel said the majority of headquarters staff will relocate to the Reagan complex, while additional personnel will be reassigned to field offices nationwide.
  • Maryland officials have an active federal lawsuit challenging the reversal and alleging improper diversion of $555 million, and critics question whether the Reagan Building can meet FBI security needs as upgrades proceed.