Trump Administration Announces 'Disposal' Of 6 LA County Federal Buildings

LOS ANGELES, CA — The federal government on Tuesday released a list of more than 400 federal properties that could be sold or closed — including six buildings in Los Angeles County — because they have been deemed non-essential for government operations.

Hours later, however, the administration issued a revised list with only 320 entries. By Wednesday morning, the list had disappeared entirely and was replaced with placeholder text that indicated the “non-core property list" was "coming soon."

The General Services Administration, which published the lists, did not immediately respond to questions about the changes or why the properties that had been listed had been removed.

The initial list had included some of the country’s most recognizable buildings, along with courthouses, offices and even parking garages and spanned nearly every state.

In Washington, D.C., it included the J. Edgar Hoover Building — which serves as FBI headquarters — the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, the Old Post Office building — where President Donald Trump once ran a hotel — and the American Red Cross headquarters.

The headquarters of numerous agencies, including Department of Labor and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, were listed as well.

Reducing federal office space has been one of the Trump administration's top priorities since Trump assumed power in January. GSA regional managers last month were told by the agency's Washington headquarters to begin terminating leases on all of the approximately 7,500 federal offices nationwide.

"We are identifying buildings and facilities that are not core to government operations, or non-core properties for disposal," a message on the GSA website stated.

"Selling ensures that taxpayer dollars are no longer spent on vacant or underutilized federal spaces. Disposing of these assets helps eliminate costly maintenance and allows us to reinvest in high-quality work environments that support agency missions."

These are the federal buildings in Los Angeles County that the GSA said Tuesday are "designated for disposal":

• 300 N. Los Angeles St. Federal Building — Los Angeles (listed on the National Register of Historic Places and home to the IRS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
• Federal Building And U.S. Courthouse — Los Angeles
• Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building — Long Beach (home to Department of Homeland Security, the IRS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Social Security Administration)
• James C. Corman Federal Building — Van Nuys (home to the IRS, Federal Protective Service, Passports Defense Contract Audit Agency, Marine Corps, Defense Contract Management Agency, Federal Occupational Health, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Army Public Affairs, IRS Criminal Investigation, ICE Office of the Principal Legal Advisor)
• Social Security Administration Building — Huntington Park
• Social Security Administration Building — Pasadena

The Associated Press contributed reporting.