President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposes Investments in Maryland, Pennsylvania Buildings

March 12, 2024

PHILADELPHIA - The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced that the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 includes funding for improvements to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services HQ in Woodlawn, Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic Social Security Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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. 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 Mid-Atlantic Region, the President’s FY2025 budget request for GSA includes:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services HQ | Woodlawn, Maryland | $14.6 million - System upgrades to modernize 11 passenger and four freight elevators in multiple buildings across campus.
• Mid-Atlantic Social Security Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $32.5 million - System upgrades and exterior repairs, repairing the plazas and sidewalks of the building to improve safety and accessibility. The project will also replace the chillers as well as the cooling towers with more efficient equipment, replacing original machines over 50 years old.

“These investments will improve customer and employee experiences at these facilities, making them more efficient, safe and accessible,” stated acting Regional Administrator Tom Lyman. 

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

GSA’s Mid-Atlantic Region provides centralized procurement for the federal government, by managing its real estate portfolio, products and services throughout Delaware, Maryland, southern New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. GSA’s mission is to deliver value and savings in real estate, acquisition, technology, and other mission-support services across government. 

For more information, visit: www.GSA.gov/R3 and follow us on X and Facebook. 

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About GSA: GSA provides centralized procurement and shared services for the federal government, managing a nationwide real estate portfolio of nearly 370 million rentable square feet, overseeing over $100 billion in products and services via federal contracts, and delivering technology services that serve millions of people across dozens of federal agencies. GSA’s mission is to deliver the best customer experience and value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to the government and the American people. 

For more information, visit GSA.gov and follow us at @US_GSAR3.