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Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland

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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest from the bureau’s director. Virginia leaders have released a letter saying the inspector general for the General Services Administration is probing the decision to move the headquarters from Washington to Greenbelt, Maryland, rather than a site in Virginia. While Virginia leaders call on the GSA to pause relocation work until the review is complete, Maryland leaders say the project will move forward. The agency has denied any conflict and says it chose Greenbelt because it was the cheapest option.

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