President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposes Investment in Seattle Federal Building

March 12, 2024

TACOMA, Wash. - The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced that the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 includes funding for improvements to the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle. Following historic progress made since the President took office—with nearly 15 million jobs created and inflation down two-thirds—the Budget protects and builds on this progress by lowering costs for working families, investing in America and the American people, cutting wasteful spending, and reducing the deficit.

The Budget makes critical, targeted investments for the American people that will promote greater prosperity and economic growth for decades to come. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is requesting funds in the FY25 Budget to right size the federal footprint and save billions in taxpayer dollars, strengthen and improve digital services across the government including responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and accelerate sustainability through electric vehicle adoption. 

“The President’s Budget reflects critical, targeted investments that will accelerate GSA’s efforts to right-size the real estate portfolio, ensure the secure and effective use of technology across government, and lead the way toward a clean transportation future,” said Administrator Robin Carnahan. “These sound investments will yield big returns for taxpayers – from reducing real estate leasing costs to making smart, efficient use of technology across government.” 

In the Northwest/Arctic Region, the President’s FY2025 budget request for GSA includes:

• Henry M. Jackson Federal Building System Upgrades | Seattle | $17.5 million for life safety improvements to obsolete fire alarm systems and associated electrical upgrades.

“The Henry M. Jackson Federal Building is a community hub, providing American citizens in the Pacific Northwest with critical access to services provided by their federal government,” said Sukhee Kang, Northwest/Arctic Regional Administrator. “Life safety upgrades ensure that the building can continue to meet the needs of the staff who work there and the public they serve.”

For more information on the President’s FY 2025 Budget, please visit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/. The GSA Budget request will be posted at gsa.gov/cj.