Virginia has launched its final pitch, as both states prepare for a last presentation to the GSA to lure the FBI.
Virginia lawmakers have launched their final pitch to convince the federal government to build the FBI headquarters in their state, squaring off with Maryland power players who want it in Prince George’s County as the General Services Administration inches closer to a decision.In a letter to the GSA and FBI submitted Feb. 3, Gov.
The decade-plus-long effort to build an FBI headquarters in the Washington region has long been a somewhat friendly competition between Virginia and Maryland congressional delegations — but that competition has grown increasingly tense, and sometimes unfriendly, as it reaches its last leg.
Warner said he welcomed new criteria about serving underserved communities, noting lawmakers’ eagerness to expand on Northern Virginia’s broad racial and religious diversity. But he also said it made sense to weight serving the FBI mission most heavily, including proximity to Quantico, if the FBI thought that was important — and that Congress should leave changes alone.“We’re happy to have that be an essential criteria,” Warner said of the racial-equity component.
Asked whether the criteria was set in stone, and to respond to Maryland’s criticisms, the GSA simply said the agency would hear everyone out.“GSA and FBI are committed to deliberate and thoughtful engagement with our partners in Congress on this project, including through consultations outlined in the appropriations act,” the GSA said in a statement.
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