Science agency staff brace for HQ takeover

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6. HUD announces relocation to National Science Foundation building in Alexandria

HUD announces relocation to National Science Foundation building in Alexandria

By Ryan Belmore
Published June 25, 2025 at 12:09PM


HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, and GSA Commissioner Michael Peters (Staff Photo by Ryan Belmore)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will [move in] to the National Science Foundation (NSF) building in Alexandria, displacing approximately 1,800 NSF employees over the next two years, officials announced Wednesday.

HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, and General Services Administration (GSA) Commissioner Michael Peters made the announcement at the NSF headquarters at 2415 Eisenhower Ave. on Wednesday (June 25), emphasizing taxpayer savings and improved working conditions for HUD employees.

“This is about the HUD employees to have a safe space, to have a nice place to work, to represent the people that we serve in America,” Turner said during the press conference. “This is not about the secretary. This is about the posterity and the future of HUD.”

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HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, and GSA Commissioner Michael Peters (Staff Photo by Ryan Belmore)

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The announcement comes after NSF employees received a staff memorandum Wednesday morning informing them of the upcoming change. The memo, signed by Brian Stone, who is performing the duties of NSF director, stated that GSA determined NSF is not fully utilizing its allocated office space. … “The General Services Administration, who manages all federal properties, including our leased building, has informed us that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be moving into our current space in the coming months,” the memo stated.

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