VIRGINIA LEADERS ARE CRITICIZING THE FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR’S PROPOSAL TO MOVE THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FROM QUANTICO TO ALABAMA. STATE OFFICIALS AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SAY THE MOVE WOULD HURT VIRGINIA’S ECONOMY AND DISRUPT LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE FBI ACADEMY HAS BEEN LOCATED IN QUANTICO FOR DECADES AND TRAINS THOUSANDS OF OFFICERS ANNUALLY. THE POTENTIAL RELOCATION IS PART OF A BROADER REVIEW OF FBI OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES NATIONWIDE. SOURCE:
FBI ACADEMY MOVE CRITICISM
