FBI director, Virginia officials call
for reversal of decision to relocate FBI
headquarters in Maryland
Posted By: NorthernDog, 11/9/2023 11:34:37 PM
Virginia officials and the head of the FBI called on Thursday for the reversal of a decision to relocate the headquarters of America’s top law enforcement agency to suburban Maryland. They allege that the federal agency tasked with overseeing the relocation, the General Services Administration, which oversees federal real estate, failed to address what they said were conflicts of interest in the selection process. In an internal message to FBI employees on Thursday that was obtained by POLITICO, FBI Director Christopher Wray blasted the decision to move the agency to Greenbelt, Md., saying that a three-person panel made up of
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Wray claims the site is OK but objects to the process that awarded Maryland. LOL - in reality they will hate being on the rough side of town and stuck with a long commute from VA.