[vaadu]

Bloomberg article is terrible. Why is HUD moving?

From foxnews: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hud-becomes-first-major-cab...

"The Robert C. Weaver Building is a vacant and run-down monument to waste with half a billion dollars in overdue maintenance," Ernst said, calling it a "cross between a ghost town and a horror show."

Investments to-date in the Weaver building totaled $90 million over the past 15 years, including plaza, roof and façade repairs.

Mold and asbestos containment have plagued the building, which also has only about half of its elevators in working operation.

I live in NOVA. The economies around here are addicted to government spending. As a federal taxpayer I think they should move many federal agencies to other states. USDA to KC was a start. Agriculture to Iowa, DOEnergy to Texas, NASA to Florida, Interior to Colorado for starters

The DC area doesn't have a right to these overpaid jobs.

[ceejayoz]

I'm skeptical that the US Government can't manage to renovate a building.

That said, I've no deep concern with HUD moving. The larger story here is the NSF's displacement; coupled with the grant revocations and the proposed slashing of their budget, this seems more a story of "they want to get rid of NSF" than "they want to move HUD".