New FBI director Kash Patel planning to relocate up to 1,500 employees from Washington: Report
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Newly sworn-in FBI Director Kash Patel has informed senior officials that he is planning to relocate up to 1,500 employees, according to a report published on Friday evening.
Under the plan, about 1,000 employees would move from Washington to FBI field offices around the nation while an additional 500 would be relocated to an FBI facility in Huntsville, Alabama, according to the Associated Press.
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