Maryland, Virginia Officials Compete for Mammoth New FBI Headquarters

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and other officials are trying to convince government authorities to choose a site in their state for a mammoth new FBI headquarters, which is expected to cost more than $1 billion.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), and other Maryland officials met with the FBI and General Services Administration (GSA) on March 8 to make their case. Kaine, Mark Warner (D-Va.), and other Virginia officials followed on Thursday.
“The new FBI headquarters belongs in the state of Maryland,” Moore, a Democrat, told reporters after the meeting.
The Virginia group said a location in Springfield would be best, in part because of its proximity to the FBI Academy in Quantico….