Moran: Northern Virginia 'Best Place' For FBI Headquarters
Officials from Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties met in Arlington to discuss six potential sites Thursday.
Local, state and Congressional leaders met Thursday in Arlington to discuss six potential sites for a new FBI headquarters and to present a unified front in their commitment to landing the new federal complex somewhere in Northern Virginia. Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, who called the meeting, said leaders from Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties had a "singular focus" in bringing the FBI headquarters to the Old Dominion. "We're all committed to finding a home for the FBI in the commonwealth of Virginia," Moran said during a news conference following the meeting. "We are all going to promote Virginia as the best place for this relocation." Arlington's role was simply as host. It has not put forth any potential sites …
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Huey
2:08 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The last thing Northern Virginia needs is more police (an agency like the FBI would require more security) and more traffic. Let Maryland get this one. They deserve it. We already have the CIA, the Pentagon, Ft. Belvoir, and a bunch of other stuff. Do we really need the FBI in a region that has the 2nd worst traffic, with only Los Angeles being the next one? more ›