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Coverage dated November 29, 2023

Inspector general launches investigation into decision to move FBI headquarters to Maryland

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The U.S. General Services Administration says it is launching an investigation into concerns about the selection of Maryland as the site for the FBI’s new headquarters after Director Christopher Wray suggested that the decision process may have been unfairly influenced.

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  1. FOX 5 DC

    Inspector general launches investigation into decision to move FBI headquarters to Maryland (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    The U.S. General Services Administration says it is launching an investigation into concerns about the selection of Maryland as the site for the FBI’s new headquarters after Director Christopher Wray suggested that the decision process may have been unfairly influenced.

  2. CBS News

    Government watchdog launches probe into new FBI headquarters site selection (opens CBS News)

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    An internal government watchdog is launching an investigation into the process behind the selection of a site in Maryland for the FBI's new headquarters​.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Inspector general launches probe examining decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    A federal watchdog will investigate how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest from the bureau's director.

  5. Wall Street Journal

    Watchdog to Probe FBI Headquarters Selection Process (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The inspector general’s office for the General Services Administration will investigate the decision to move the main FBI campus to a site in suburban Maryland.

  6. NPR

    Inspector general investigating the decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland (opens NPR)

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    Virginia and Maryland competed fiercely for the project. Virginia's congressional delegation said there is "overwhelming evidence" that the process was influenced by politics.

  7. Green Field Reporter

    Inspector general launches probe examining decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog will investigate how the Biden administration chose a site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Inspector general launches inquiry into FBI headquarters controversy (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A government watchdog opened an investigation Thursday into claims that the selection of Maryland as the FBI's new multibillion-dollar headquarters location involved a decision-making process tainted by a conflict of interest.

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