FBI's HQ replacement mired in money issues
There is a widespread belief that the current Hoover site will be worth much less than the cost of constructing the new headquarters
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THE fate of the proposed new FBI headquarters, to be built near the nation's capital in return for its current building on Pennsylvania Avenue, is embroiled in a behind-the-scenes funding dispute involving the bureau, the General Services Administration and the federal Office of Management and Budget.
Disagreement over how to pay for the 2.1-million-square-foot headquarters for 11,000 employees at one of three suburban sites is holding up release of the critical second request for site-specific proposals, draft environmental impact statements and the names of up to five development teams chosen to submit bids, according to governmental sources and others with knowledge of the discussions.
