Homeland Security prefers having its new and future-permanent office space in a suburban office park with a "securable perimeter."
"The Bush administration has set requirements for the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security that appear to favor a suburban office park rather than a site in the District, according to a government document and sources familiar with the search...The search has set off a vigorous competition among the governors of Maryland and Virginia and the mayor of the District. Each jurisdiction hopes to reap the potential bonanza of security-related jobs. D.C. officials are pushing to keep federal government offices in the city, even as some experts recommend dispersing the jobs in scattered office parks and campuses in the outer suburbs."
Thanks to Benjamin Smith
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