USDA to give up massive DC office building as shift of staff to states begins

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 593

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will transfer a large office building to the General Services Administration in a step toward shrinking the department’s footprint in and around Washington, D.C., Secretary Brooke Rollins said Wednesday.

More than 70% of offices at the USDA’s South Building, in Washington, sit empty on any given day, while deferred maintenance costs have piled up past $1 billion, Rollins said at a press conference in front of the building.

“Behind me, …

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