Posted on 11/09/2023 6:52:15 AM PST by re_tail20
The Biden administration has chosen a location for a new FBI headquarters in Maryland, the General Services Administration confirmed Wednesday, as the suburban Washington location was selected over nearby Virginia following a sharp competition between the two states.
The site is planned for Greenbelt, about 13 miles (20 kilometers) northeast of Washington.
"GSA looks forward to building the FBI a state-of-the-art headquarters campus in Greenbelt to advance their critical mission for years to come," Robin Carnahan, the GSA administrator, said. "Thank you to everyone at GSA, DOJ, FBI, Congress, and others who helped reach this important milestone after a comprehensive, multi-year effort."
The GSA also noted that Greenbelt was determined to be the best site because it came at the lowest cost to taxpayers, provided the greatest transportation access to FBI employees and visitors, and gave the government the most certainty on a project delivery schedule.
Consideration for a new headquarters has been going on for more than a decade, and in recent months the FBI has expressed concern about the site selection process.
Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland said the location in his state was ideal because of access to mass transit and because the cost to taxpayers would be significantly less there.
"We're very happy about this location. We've got a lot more work to do," Cardin said. The choice was first reported by The Washington Post.
In a joint statement, Maryland's elected leaders applauded the decision and said their push to bring the FBI headquarters there was "never about politics" and the new facility would meet a "dire, longstanding need for a new consolidated headquarters."
Democrat Maryland Gov. Wes Moore argued in recent months that building it there would be fast, save taxpayers $1 billion and meet equity goals raised by President Joe Biden, with a...
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Perhaps we can work out an agreement with the Republic of the Marshall Islands and build the new HQ on the Bikini Atoll.
What’s old is new again. The suburban Maryland site near the USDA property in Beltsville was considered in the late 80s.
Biden. FBI.....Maryland.
Nope
I would move the FBI headquarters to somewhere that they can get feedback from average Americans. Like North Platte Nebraska or Leavenworth Kansas, they have earned it.
Well, this building, as designed, is larger than the Pentagon, so I don't think that very many surplus Federal buildings would do the trick unless they dissolve the armed forces and put the FBI in Arlington.
That is a fine idea.
This is when the New Speaker attaches legislation to Ukraine Funding moving the FBI headquarters to Guam or Puerto Rico
This is an outrage. The FBI should be disarmed, defunded and disbanded. America does not need a Gestapo which the FBI has become.
Just make sure to give it that classic look. /s
Lubyanka
big enough to house bidens hamas refugee’s?
“Equity goals” is code for black over-representation as confirmed in Greenbelt demographics:
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/greenbeltcitymaryland/POP060210
Nice.
Trump had four years to “Lock Her Up” but did nothing. Instead she went after him. And got him back. Illegally. And she still is free. Now he’s the one facing jail. Was that one of the deals he struck with Obama on inauguration day? And you expect miracles in DC.
surely gitmo has enough “office space”
When you say ‘middle’, I presume you envision this in three dimensions.
How about no new HQ and no FBI?
Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse.
I am sure a thread like this would hurt the feelings of the ovewhelming number of good and honest rank and file FBI agents that serve us everyday. /sarc
We can thank the Republicans for this. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a party so out of touch before.
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