Maryland won’t be getting the coveted new headquarters for the FBI – but neither will Virginia.

Local, state and federal lawmakers from both states had been campaigning for years to get the federal General Services Administration to build the $2.5 billion new facility on their territory. The project would bring with it lucrative construction contracts, along with about 11,000 jobs within the agency. However, as first reported by The Washington Post Monday, Trump’s administration will officially cancel that expensive, years-long search.

GSA officials this morning notified three developers that had proposed building the new headquarters in Landover, Md., Greenbelt, Md., or Springfield, Va., of their decision. The news shocked lawmakers, who were expecting an announcement soon about which side of the Potomac would house the new FBI grounds, rather than an outright cancellation.

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