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FBI to Relocate Headquarters to Ronald Reagan Building

Kash Patel says the move will cut costs by addressing years of deferred maintenance at the 1975-era Hoover Building.

Flags hang outside of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building on June, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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FILE - FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill, May 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
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Overview

  • FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed in a July 1 memo that the Bureau will close the J. Edgar Hoover Building and move its headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center a few blocks away.
  • Patel described the existing federal complex as the most cost-effective and resource-efficient option compared with constructing a new suburban headquarters.
  • The announcement overturns the 2023 plan greenlit by the General Services Administration to build a consolidated FBI campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, after a decade of evaluations and oversight reviews.
  • Timing and phased transition details have yet to be finalized as the FBI coordinates with Congress and the GSA on security upgrades and logistical planning.
  • Maryland Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Gov. Wes Moore, have vowed to contest the reversal, arguing that downtown facilities fail to meet the Bureau’s long-term security requirements.