Overview
- Maryland and Prince George’s County filed the federal suit on Nov. 6 after a Senate panel advanced a plan to renovate the Reagan Building for the FBI, and the Justice Department and GSA declined comment.
- The plaintiffs ask the court to halt selection of the Reagan Building and to bar reprogramming of funds that Congress earmarked for a Greenbelt headquarters.
- GSA selected Greenbelt in November 2023 following a yearslong, congressionally restricted process that limited choices to Greenbelt, Landover, or Springfield.
- Republican backers argue reuse of the Reagan Building would be faster and cheaper, with renovation estimated near $1.5 billion versus roughly $3.5 billion for a new Greenbelt campus.
- Maryland leaders question whether the downtown site can meet the FBI’s highest security standard, while pointing to $250 million in state support, $100 million from the county, and projections of 7,500 jobs tied to Greenbelt.