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Education Department, greatly reduced by Trump, changing DC headquarters
The Education Department will save $4.8 million by moving to a smaller office as part of efforts to downsize, while the Energy Department takes over the LBJ building.
- On Thursday, officials announced the Education Department will relocate from its Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters to a smaller office at 500 D Street SW this August. The Energy Department will assume the lease for the vacated facility.
- President Trump's administration aims to dismantle the agency, having cut staff to 2,300 and offloaded programs to other agencies. Officials stated the headquarters building has been 70% vacant, prompting the move as part of broader downsizing efforts.
- The administration claims the relocation will save taxpayers more than $350 million in deferred maintenance costs, while Education Secretary Linda McMahon noted the move saves the agency $4.8 million in annual operating expenses.
- Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott condemned the move as an effort to reduce federal education access rather than a cost-saving measure. Union leader President Rachel Gittleman said the announcement confirms "education is next on the chopping block."
- Although the administration continues offloading programs to the Treasury Department, officials acknowledge Congress is the only entity with the authority to fully close the department. Legal and political disputes likely remain.
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