House Republicans raise concerns over proposal for new FBI headquarters

The House Judiciary, Oversight, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees sent a joint letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan on Wednesday raising concerns over the selection of the FBI's new headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland.

The committees pressed Carnahan on supposed errors in his office's report on the anticipated costs and leasing space for the proposed location, and requested the information be updated before Congressional action on the report could move forward.

"The Committees believe that the current proposal for a new FBI headquarters is inadequate, ill-defined, and does not take into account the current requirements of the FBI," the House Judiciary posted to X. "Accordingly, GSA should submit a prospectus that includes accurate and updated information on costs and scope and considers alternative solutions on locations that may better meet the FBI's current mission."

In the letter, Republicans also highlighted ongoing concerns that the process was "tainted by political influence."

Reports emerged in November that the FBI had selected Greenbelt as the site of its new facility, officially signaling that it would move the headquarters outside of Washington, D.C., which attracted considerable scrutiny. 

The new facility is expected to be built on a 61-acre plot near the Greenbelt Metro station, and beat out other top contenders in Landover, Maryland, and Springfield, Virginia.

The House Judiciary and Oversight committees also released a joint interim staff report on the site selection, which further accused the process of selecting the location of being "tainted by politics."

"In place of another politicized headquarters in the National Capital Region, Congress ought to consider moving headquarters operations out of the Washington area," House Judiciary said in a news release. "Fortunately, the FBI already possess as state of the art 'second headquarters' at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, that could serve as a headquarters facility far from the political intrigue and political motivations that have plagued the FBI in recent times."

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.