May 8, 2019

  Today Representative Dina Titus of Nevada’s First Congressional District acted in her capacity as Chair of a key Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee to approve a new twenty-year lease for the Las Vegas FBI Field Office. The Las Vegas FBI Field Office houses operations for the FBI in the State of Nevada. 

Congresswoman Titus serves as Chair of the Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, which oversees the federal real estate procurement process under the General Services Administration (GSA). The subcommittee is responsible for reviewing and approving requests for new federal leases and buildings as well as renovations to federal properties.  

The FBI Las Vegas Field Office first opened in 1961 and was the leading division in investigating organized crime in the gaming industry including gathering criminal intelligence about the work of such mobsters as Sam Giancanna and Vito Roselli. In the post-9/11 era, the division’s focus has shifted to countering terrorist threats and improving its intelligence work.

“The Las Vegas FBI Field Office helps keep our community safe,” said Congresswoman Titus (NV-1). “I’m pleased to use my position as a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to keep this vital law enforcement office open for years to come.”

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