Published 1 year ago

State leaders up pressure on Biden to select Maryland for new FBI headquarters, claim process ‘not fair’

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Maryland is trying to persuade the federal government to choose a site in either Landover or Greenbelt. Maryland officials have argued that equity concerns should push the General Services Administration to pick one of the two sites. President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2021 that made advancing racial equity through federal agencies a priority.

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The Independent

Maryland officials make pitch to GSA on new FBI headquarters

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and members of the state’s congressional delegation are renewing their pitch to build a new FBI headquarters in Maryland instead of Virginia

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Maryland officials make pitch to GSA on new FBI headquarters

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and members of the state’s congressional delegation are renewing their pitch to build a new FBI headquarters in Maryland instead of Virginia. Moore and Maryland lawmakers

1 year ago·United States

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The Washington Post

The FBI headquarters belongs in Maryland

The Biden administration can choose a path that’s morally right, is fiscally responsible and delivers for our communities.

1 year ago

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The Hill

State leaders up pressure on Biden to select Maryland for new FBI headquarters, claim process ‘not fair’

Maryland leaders are ramping up pressure for President Biden to selected Prince George’s county as the new site for the FBI headquarters, saying the search criteria was updated to favor Virginia instead. Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer (D) called the selection process “not fair” in a press conference on Wednesday, because the search criteria in choosing…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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The Business Journals

Maryland and Virginia make their final FBI headquarters pitches

"Today, my colleagues laid out the case to the public and laid out our case to GSA, the FBI, step by step," Gov. Wes Moore said in D.C. Wednesday.

1 year ago·United States

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Washington Top News

Md. officials plan final pitch to relocate FBI headquarters to the state

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland lawmakers are making a final push to convince the federal government to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Prince George’s County. They’re planning a “Team Maryland” show of force during a meeting with federal officials on Wednesday morning. Last week, M…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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