Fairfax County leaders renew push for new FBI headquarters
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) -- Fairfax County supervisors are renewing efforts to lure a new FBI headquarters to a site in Springfield. Chairman Jeff McKay told DC News Now that the changing of the guard at the White House creates the opportunity to revisit last year's decision to build the installation in Maryland. "Whether we like it or not, and, you know, there will be plenty of things to agree and disagree on with this administration, but it does give us an opportunity to say 'new people, new sets of eyes. This hasn't been built yet. Let's take another look at it,'" said McKay. In November 2023, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced it had selected a 61-acre WMATA-owned tract of land in Greenbelt, Md. as the future home of the FBI, over the Spring site, owned by the General Services Administration. The choice outraged lawmakers and prompted the Inspector General to open an investigation into the selection process. A panel comprised of two GSA officials and one FBI official had deemed the Virginia site as the best option to relocate the Bureau's headquarters. The Biden Administration ignited the process to move the agency from its aging headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 2022. Following the decision GSA wrote, "Greenbelt, Maryland, offers the greatest opportunity for the government's investment to positively impact the Washington, D.C. region through sustainable and equitable development." Fairfax County officials include the effort in the county's 2025-2026 legislative agenda, boasting that the site is 40 miles from the FBI's Quantico installation, accessible by Metro and Virginia Railway Express, and is already owned by the federal government. "We have the metrics, that support our case. We made a very strong, case with the GSA. The GSA felt like our site was the best," said McKay. "All we're going to do is present the facts just like we did last time, and hope that the facts drive the decision this time instead of other things." The findings of the GSA investigation of the selection process have not been made public.
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) -- Fairfax County supervisors are renewing efforts to lure a new FBI headquarters to a site in Springfield.
Chairman Jeff McKay told DC News Now that the changing of the guard at the White House creates the opportunity to revisit last year's decision to build the installation in Maryland.
"Whether we like it or not, and, you know, there will be plenty of things to agree and disagree on with this administration, but it does give us an opportunity to say 'new people, new sets of eyes. This hasn't been built yet. Let's take another look at it,'" said McKay.
In November 2023, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced it had selected a 61-acre WMATA-owned tract of land in Greenbelt, Md. as the future home of the FBI, over the Spring site, owned by the General Services Administration.
The choice outraged lawmakers and prompted the Inspector General to open an investigation into the selection process.
A panel comprised of two GSA officials and one FBI official had deemed the Virginia site as the best option to relocate the Bureau's headquarters. The Biden Administration ignited the process to move the agency from its aging headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 2022.
Following the decision GSA wrote, "Greenbelt, Maryland, offers the greatest opportunity for the government's investment to positively impact the Washington, D.C. region through sustainable and equitable development."
Fairfax County officials include the effort in the county's 2025-2026 legislative agenda, boasting that the site is 40 miles from the FBI's Quantico installation, accessible by Metro and Virginia Railway Express, and is already owned by the federal government.
"We have the metrics, that support our case. We made a very strong, case with the GSA. The GSA felt like our site was the best," said McKay. "All we're going to do is present the facts just like we did last time, and hope that the facts drive the decision this time instead of other things."
The findings of the GSA investigation of the selection process have not been made public.
