National Science Foundation headquarters, built in 2017 in Alexandria, Va.
The Trump and Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.) administrations are evicting the 1,833 employees of the National Science Foundation from its headquarters in Alexandria, Va. Scott Turner, Trump’s anti-housing Housing and Urban Development Secretary, is planning to take over the building.
Turner seeks to remodel the NSF headquarters, constructed in 2017 at 2415 Eisenhower Ave. in downtown Alexandria, into a private fiefdom in the mode of Trump Tower, with the 19th floor reserved for his personal use.
The union representing many NSF scientists, American Federation of Government Employees, Local 3403, announced the news on Tuesday, June 24.
ALXnow’s Ryan Belmore reports that the transition will occur over two years.