The FBI is an agency of the federal government and therefore under executive control, right? As for timing - I would not be shocked because there have been so

The FBI is an agency of the federal government and therefore under executive control, right? As for timing - I would not be shocked because there have been so many articles detailing how the administration and various politicians or special interest groups are pushing to implement various last-minute actions before they lose power. Why would the administration have less authority or urgency in the case of this agency versus any other?