Not to mention the fact that the EPA already had 2 such SCIFs in their headquarters.
Now let's stop to consider that an 800 sq foot facility is a meeting room. Now I have no idea why a department responsible for the nation's nuclear arsenal might need such a place, but let's consider that it might possibly be more important than a grifter like Scott Pruitt having a secure facility in which to discuss the theft of our natural resources for the benefit of his friends.