Congress wades into FBI headquarters conflict, calls for inspector general inquiry

Lawmakers made bipartisan calls on Tuesday for an inspector general investigation into the recent selection of Greenbelt, Maryland, as the site of the FBI's new multibillion-dollar headquarters, claiming the decision process had been tainted.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) said during a House Oversight Committee hearing that he wanted the inspector general for the General Services Administration, the agency that led the selection process, to "look at this process and how it can be so contaminated as to skew the ultimate decision."

Connolly's remarks were directed toward GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan,...