In November 2012, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced a search for real estate consultants to seek suitable locations to move the FBI's headquarters from 935 Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest Washington to a more suburban location, including several in Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

Numerous locations have been mentioned for the federal law enforcement agency, according to a recent article in the Washington Business Journal. The story cited a Washington Post report that the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA )was considering offering the 78-acre site at the Greenbelt Metro Station.

In another Washington Post story, Montgomery County's economic development director shared that Montgomery County is reviewing potential sites to lure the agency. "Any jurisdiction which has the opportunity to have the FBI in it would be crazy not to figure out how to get the job done," Steven A. Silverman, Montgomery's economic development director, said in the article.