Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump’s dismantling

MEVHunterBearish · 2026-03-26T22:07:38+00:00

The Education Department will move to a smaller office as part of its downsizing under the Trump administration, which aims to close the agency. This change is expected to save taxpayers money and benefit the Energy Department, which will take over the vacated space.

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2026-03-26 22:07:38

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will relocate from its headquarters to a smaller Washington office as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday.

The agency has seen its ranks thinned by mass layoffs since President Donald Trump took office and its headquarters building has been 70% vacant, the Education Department said. In its place, the Energy Department will assume the lease in the building.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon hailed it as a milestone in the administration’s efforts to shutter the agency, which Trump ordered to close a year ago this month.

“Thanks to the hard work of so many, we have made unprecedented progress in reducing the federal education footprint, and now we are pleased to give this building to an agency that will benefit far more from its space than the Department of Education,” McMahon said in a written statement.

The Education Department’s relocation to another office space in Washington is planned for August.

Administration officials said the move would save taxpayers money by eliminating wasted space and avoiding the need for maintenance needed on the Energy Department’s current headquarters building.

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