Federal buildings officials say the FBI needs a new headquarters building to replace the “obsolete” and “failing” J. Edgar Hoover (JEH) Building in downtown Washington, D.C.
But even in a best-case scenario, it’ll take more than a decade for FBI employees to relocate to a new suburban headquarters, according to the Biden administration’s latest plans.
The General Services Administration, according to a recently posted prospectus, expects to begin construction on the new FBI headquarters in 2029, and have FBI employees working out of the new space by 2036.
GSA states in its prospectus that the Hoover building is “obsolete,” and that its IT infrastructure has “reached capacity with limitations for further expansion.”
“JEH was not designed to support today’s FBI mission that includes an increased emphasis on national security and other emerging threats,” the agency wrote.
The Biden administration announced last November its plans to construct a new suburban headquarters for the FBI in Greenbelt, Maryland. Congress approved $200 million for the project in a comprehensive spending deal for the rest of fiscal 2024.
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