Thursday, April 11, 2013
The lawmakers issued letters to two federal agencies in a joint show of support.
Maryland’s entire congressional delegation has declared its support of Prince George’s County as the new home of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters. The delegation came together this week and issued letters to heads of the FBI and the General Services Administration (GSA) urging the selection of Prince George’s County based on access to public transportation, the high number of federal employees living in the area, and proximity to other federal agencies. Greenbelt's city council voted in favor of supporting the FBI's relocation to a parcel of land on the USDA's Beltsville Agricultural Research Center near the Greenbelt metro station in January. “We understand that competition for this facility will be fierce among the …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Montgomery County will reportedly throw its support behind Prince George's bid.
In late February, Patch reported that Montgomery County was one of a number of suitors seeking to host the new FBI headquarters, alongside Prince George’s County, Fairfax County, Loudon County and the District of Columbia. Montgomery County has apparently chosen not to pursue the project any longer, according to a recent piece in the Washington Business Journal. The General Services Administration told the Journal that it has received three dozen responses to its Request for Information (RFI) which is a method for gauging interest in a project, but Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker told the Journal that Montgomery County was not one of the groups that submitted a response. “Montgomery County has thrown its support to us,” …
Monday, February 25, 2013
What location in Upper Marlboro would you pick?
In November 2012, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced a search for real estate consultants to seek suitable locations to move the FBI’s headquarters from 935 Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest Washington to a more suburban location, including several in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties. Numerous locations have been mentioned for the federal law enforcement agency, according to a recent article in the Washington Business Journal. The story cited a Washington Post report that the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA )was considering offering the 78-acre site at the Greenbelt Metro Station. In another Washington Post story, Montgomery County’s economic development director shared that Montgomery County is …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The bureau's potential move is shaping up as a battle between Maryland and Virginia, according to the county executive.
Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker told WTOP recently that Greenbelt has the most potential in the county for a new FBI headquarters, saying "we're pushing very hard." But Baker is not alone in the bid for the federal institution: he told the station it's coming down to a battle across the Beltway between Maryland and Virginia. Loudoun County officials are salivating at the prospect of wooing a $1.2 billion complex and nearly 12,000 jobs its way, according to the Washington Post. And some Fairfax County officials have urged the FBI to take up shop in a General Services Administration-owned building next to the Franconia-Springfield Metro station. Facing a long-derided structure that no longer meets its needs, the FBI is …
Workerbee
3:23 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
OverlyOptimistic and John Crouse have good points. Why are you moving a federal building into an highly populated crime area? Its not going to change anything, the only thing it will do will put the employees at risk. Virginia is a much better option, and plus alot of the federal employees who work at the FBI DO NOT reside in Maryland, they reside in VA and Pennsylvania, as well as Philly. … more ›