WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump\u2019s administration said on Tuesday it was considering selling some of the US government\u2019s most iconic properties, including the headquarters of the Department of Justice, the FBI and the building that once housed Trump\u2019s luxury hotel.
\nThe General Services Administration, which manages federal properties, said it had identified 443 properties totaling more than 80 million square feet that \u201care not core to government operations\u201d and could be sold off.
\nThe potential sell-off appears to be part of Trump\u2019s effort to slash the size of the federal government, led by tech billionaire Elon Musk. The downsizing drive has already led to 100,000 workers taking buyouts or being fired.
\nMusk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency has claimed that it has saved $105 billion so far, in part by canceling leases on government properties. Budget experts have cast doubt on the reliability of DOGE\u2019s data.
\nThe GSA said in a statement it could \u201cno longer hope\u201d to secure the money to bring the properties up to date and said a sale could potentially save more than $430 million in annual operating costs.
\nSome of the buildings on GSA\u2019s list, such as the Old Post Office, which formerly housed the Trump International Hotel, are newly renovated. Others, such as the FBI\u2019s crumbling J. Edgar Hoover Building, are widely seen as outdated. The GSA said in 2023 it would build a new FBI headquarters in Maryland.
\nIt was not clear how many of the buildings on GSA\u2019s list will eventually be put up for sale, or what sort of price they might bring. GSA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
\nSeveral agencies whose headquarters could potentially be sold off also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
\nThe list includes the headquarters for several major government agencies, including the Veterans Administration, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
\nGSA\u2019s own headquarters were also on the list.
\nThe list includes skyscrapers in Chicago, Atlanta and Cleveland, as well as several Internal Revenue Service hubs that process tax returns.
\nThe IRS said in an internal memo last week that it would sell those buildings starting in June, after the April tax filing season is complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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