Virginia Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into New FBI HQ Location: ‘Fouled By Political Considerations’Jake Smith
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November 16, 2023 11:00 AM ET
The Virginia congressional delegation is demanding an investigation into the decision to put the FBI headquarters in Maryland rather than their state.
The General Services Administration (GSA) decided last week to put the new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland rather than favored locations in Washington, D.C. or Springfield, Virginia, raising concerns from lawmakers and FBI Director Christopher Wray. Virginia’s congressional delegation told the GSA’s inspector general that an investigation is needed into why Greenbelt was chosen over Springfield in a letter sent on Wednesday obtained by The Washington Post.
“There is overwhelming evidence suggesting that the (GSA) administered a site selection process fouled by political considerations and alleged impropriety,” the delegation said in the letter. “Throughout the site selection deliberations, GSA suppressed, dismissed, and overrode the judgment and recommendations of career officials from GSA and the FBI.”
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