Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin Lawmakers scrutinize plan for new FBI headquarters, but agency says its current site is failing

Lawmakers scrutinize plan for new FBI headquarters, but agency says its current site is failing

Published: Dec. 15, 2023, 8:10 a.m.

b'Congress and a federal watchdog are taking a closer look at much-scrutinized plans to build a new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland.\\nBut a top FBI official is warning lawmakers that the agency\\u2019s workforce is running into several problems with its current headquarters.\\nMore than 15 years after the federal government originally planned for a new FBI headquarters, the crumbling J. Edgar Hoover Building is breaking down in ways that hamper the agency\\u2019s mission.\\nMeanwhile, the FBI has moved thousands of its employees out of the Washington, D.C. metro area over the past decade, and built up its presence at other campuses across the country.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'