WASHINGTON – FBI Director Kash Patel told Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville he will fill open positions at the FBI’s campus on Redstone Arsenal.
Patel’s comments came ahead of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. He was confirmed today by the full Senate.
Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tuberville (R-Auburn) sent a letter to Patel today following his confirmation urging him to immediately fill 1,000 of the open slots at the agency’s campus in Huntsville.
“We are proud to represent the great state of Alabama, home to Redstone Arsenal which is the epicenter of the FBI’s technological capabilities and advanced training,” they wrote. “As threats to our nation become more sophisticated, FBI-Redstone Arsenal’s operations will need to continue growing.
“… we urge you to assign an additional 1,000 employees to FBI-Redstone as a first step to ultimately filling the approximately 4,000 open slots the campus can accommodate. This will send a message to our adversaries that the FBI’s leadership is back to prioritizing the pressing threats to our homeland.”
At Patel’s committee hearing last week, Britt extended him an invitation to visit Huntsville’s state-of-the-art FBI facilities and secured a commitment from Patel to fill the open jobs.
“Senator, you have that commitment,” he said. “And this is a great example, real quick, of the FBI’s capabilities and infrastructure systems around the country that already exist to the tune of billions. And not only is it, I believe, a 38,000-acre sprawling campus . . . but 4,000 seats remain open.
“So, let’s go to work. I’ll come to Alabama. Let’s fill those seats.”
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