Overview

• HUD has started relocating its headquarters to the National Science Foundation building in Alexandria after identifying over $500 million in deferred maintenance needs and $56 million in annual operating savings.
• More than 1,800 NSF employees have been displaced without a set relocation plan; the General Services Administration is working to find them new offices.
• NSF workers protested outside the building, chanting slogans like “We won’t go!” and accusing the administration of poor communication and disregard for scientific staff.
• The American Federation of Government Employees alleged that plans include an executive suite and private gym for HUD Secretary Scott Turner, claims he has denied as false.
• Lawmakers and science advocates warn that planned cuts of up to 57% in NSF’s budget could compound the disruption and weaken U.S. research capacity.