Watchdog to Probe FBI Headquarters Selection Process Amid Claims of Political Bias

The General Services Administration has been accused of allowing politics to influence its decision on where the new FBI headquarters will be located.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington on Nov. 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the General Services Administration (GSA) will investigate whether politics influenced the agency’s selection process for the location of the FBI’s new headquarters.

The GSA announced on Nov. 9 that it had chosen Greenbelt, Maryland, over two other potential locations.