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A fence surrounds the Everett McKinley Dirksen federal courthouse in Chicago as people enter and exit the building in September. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)
Feb 25, 2026

Judiciary says courthouses are crumbling nationwide, seeks control over properties

The federal judiciary asked Congress for permission to take over management of the nation’s courthouses, saying many are crumbling.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters is seen in Washington on Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Oct 30, 2025

MD Democrats blast committee spurning Greenbelt in FBI move

Maryland lawmakers condemned a Senate committee's approval of more than $1 billion for the FBI's relocation to the Ronald Reagan Building.

A demonstrator holds a poster displaying a prohibited traffic sign reading "Musk DOGE" during a rally to protest President Trump's policies on Presidents Day, Feb. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Sep 24, 2025

Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE

Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk's cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work.

The FBI's headquarters in the nation's capital is aging and outdated. A Greenbelt site was selected in November 2023 for a new headquarters, despite objections by Virginia lawmakers. (Bridget Byrne/Capital News Service)
Jul 1, 2025

FBI says it plans to move HQ to different location in Washington, spurning MD

The FBI announced that it planned to move its Washington headquarters several blocks away from its current five-decade-old home.

A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University, at rear, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
May 27, 2025

Trump administration to cut $100M in federal contracts for Harvard

The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million.

People stand outside the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace in Washington on March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein).
May 19, 2025

Federal judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

DOJ lawyers fail to halt Trump financial records release
Jan 17, 2019

Watchdog: GSA ignored emoluments in OKing Trump hotel lease

The General Services Administration improperly "ignored" the U.S. Constitution's emoluments provision outlawing foreign gifts when it green-lit President Donald Trump's management of his Washington, D.C., hotel after his 2016 election, the agency's inspector general said Wednesday.

The Social Security Administration's main campus in Woodlawn is shown on Jan. 11, 2013. (AP File Photo/Patrick Semansky)
May 17, 2018

Baltimore Social Security office slated to close next month

The Social Security Administration office at the Rotunda in Baltimore is slated to close, the latest in a string of field office closures throughout the country.

Firm sues Trump’s company for $2M, alleging underpayment
Mar 24, 2017

Feds: Trump DC hotel not in violation of government lease

WASHINGTON — The federal agency overseeing Donald Trump’s lease for a luxury hotel in Washington ruled Thursday that his inauguration as president doesn’t violate terms of the agreement barring government […]

Jun 1, 2012

Lawmaker seeks delay on Eisenhower Memorial

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee is asking for further delay on any approvals for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial being planned for the a site near […]

Apr 18, 2012

GSA watchdog says employees are reporting abuse

WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration‘s internal watchdog said Wednesday that employees are heeding his call to report wrongdoing, and messages on his hotline have triggered new investigations beyond an […]

Apr 13, 2012

Real Estate Weekly – 4/12/12

GSA signs lease for space in Towson office building The General Services Administration has leased 21,344 square feet of office space at Dulaney Center 1, a five-story, 127,628-square-foot office building at […]

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