Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat who wants to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the FBI headquarters, called the bureau’s first director a “maligned character” with a history of racism, misogyny and homophobia.
Democrats who are leading a push to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the FBI headquarters building are citing a new film that explores the bureau’s former attempts to discredit civil rights activists under a subversive program known as COINTELPRO.
The long-planned construction of a new FBI headquarters languished under President Trump.
Democrats in the U.S. House are trying to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the FBI’s headquarters building, calling the bureau’s former director a bigot who violated the civil rights of black leaders and political rivals.
Funding for the long-delayed construction of a new FBI headquarters is tucked inside a coronavirus relief bill.
Alan E. Kohler Jr. has been named special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence Division FBI’s headquarters in Washington D.C.
Darrin E. Jones has been named executive assistant director (EAD) of the Science and Technology Branch at FBI headquarters in Washington.
Jeffrey S. Sallet has been named executive assistant director of the Human Resources Branch at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
