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Restoring Common Sense To Federal Office Space Management
Federal agencies may choose office locations based on cost and mission needs rather than preferences for downtown or historic properties.
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The order gives agencies more flexibility to use lower-cost facilities and prioritize efficient public service.
What the order does
- Revokes orders that prioritized central business districts and historic properties when locating federal facilities.
- Directs the General Services Administration to revise federal office-space regulations and related policies.
- Requires agencies using other legal authority to align their federally owned or leased space decisions with the order where legally permitted.
Who it affects
- Federal departments and agencies that own, lease, acquire, or use office space.
- Downtown business districts and historic properties previously favored for federal facilities.
- Taxpayers who fund federal office space.