A US district judge has allowed the transfer of the US Institute of Peace's headquarters to the General Services Administration, a deal finalized despite ongoing lawsuits from former staff members. The controversy stems from the Trump administration's dismissal of the board members and the subsequent takeover by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Notable actions include a physical takeover of the building and a rapid dismissal of most staff. With an estimated value of $500 million, the building's fate now rests with federal oversight.
On March 14, the Trump administration fired the USIP's 10 voting board members. When USIP staffers barred DOGE employees from entering their headquarters in Washington DC, the DOGE team returned a few days later with a physical key they had gotten from a former security contractor.
The deal is no longer merely 'proposed' but done, rendering plaintiffs' requested relief moot as to that property.
Cavanaugh tells GSA acting administrator Stephen Ehikian that the transfer 'is in the best interest of USIP, the federal government, and the United States.'
Most USIP staffers had received termination notices, effectively shuttering the agency.
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