The FBI says it plans to move its headquarters to different locations in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI announced Tuesday it plans to move its Washington headquarters to a few blocks of its current five-year-old home.
The Ronald Reagan Building Comples was selected as the new location, the latest development in a year, the latest development that the U.S. Prime Minister’s federal law enforcement agency should have its headquarters, the Bureau and General Services Administration said.
It is not clear when such a move will occur, or what logistical obstacles may need to be cleared to complete.
FBI Director Kash Patel presided over the bureau’s dramatic restructuring in the first few months of his work, including the relocation of a large number of employees from Washington to Alabama, calling the announcement “a historic moment for the FBI.”
The decision represents a turning point in the plan announced during the Biden administration, which will move the FBI to a location in Greenbelt, Maryland. After a fierce competition between the two states, the suburb of Washington was chosen as nearby Virginia.
The current FBI headquarters in Pennsylvania Avenue (J. Edgar Hoover Building) was published in 1975. Supporters of the relocation headquarters said the savage-style buildings revolve around the facility to protect the Pedestrians from falling debris, falling into a craze. The discussion has been on relocation for many years.
Moving headquarters to existing properties will avoid building a brand new building in the suburbs of Washington, the FBI and the GSA said in a joint statement, which they said will take years and are expensive for taxpayers.
“The FBI's existing Hoover Building is a great example of a government building that has accumulated years of delayed maintenance with an aging water supply system to disconnect the concrete from the structure,” GSA Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian said in a statement.
Reagan builds homes and other tenants, including U.S. Customs and border protection. It is also home to the U.S. International Development Agency, which Monday marks its last day as an independent agency.
