Federal Education Department to Downsize Washington Headquarters, Citing Cost Savings

The relocation is aimed at cutting costs while transferring space to the Energy Department, reducing federal building footprint.

The U.S. Department of Education at the Lyndon B. Johnson building in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced it will relocate from the Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building in Washington to a smaller premises in the district, citing savings of up to $4.8 million annually in operating costs.

The new ED headquarters will be located at 500 D Street SW, with the shift expected to happen in August, according to a March 26 statement from the department.