"The headquarters for the National Science Foundation is moving to a nearby building in Alexandria, Va., the General Services Administration announced on Friday. However, the agency, which manages federal properties, did not provide a timeline for NSF's relocation. NSF needs a new headquarters because in June its current one was set to be the new home of the Housing and Urban Development Department."
"HUD's current headquarters - the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in Washington, D.C. - is on a list of government buildings that GSA is prioritizing selling or otherwise offloading. The Weaver Building has more than $500 million in deferred maintenance and modernization needs and is only at half its total occupancy despite nearly all employees working in the office because of the virtual elimination of agency telework."
"American Federation of Government Employees Local 3403, which represents NSF employees, criticized the June announcement, seizing on the lack of a plan for where to relocate roughly 1,800 NSF employees. AFGE did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the latest development. Likewise, Sens. Mark Warner, Tim Kaine and Rep. Don Beyer, all Virginia Democrats, questioned the decision, stressing in a June letter to GSA that NSF's current headquarters was completed in 2017 and designed specifically for the science agency."
The General Services Administration announced that the National Science Foundation headquarters is moving to a nearby building in Alexandria, Virginia, but did not provide a relocation timeline. NSF needs a new headquarters because its current building was designated to house the Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD's Robert C. Weaver Federal Building faces over $500 million in deferred maintenance and modernization needs and sits at half occupancy despite most employees working onsite. The American Federation of Government Employees Local 3403 criticized the lack of a relocation plan for about 1,800 NSF employees. Virginia lawmakers welcomed the move but urged greater transparency and collaboration.
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