Colocating Agriculture Field Offices--More Can Be Done

Gao ID: CED-79-74 April 25, 1979

Since 1962 the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has had a colocation program providing that its agencies' field offices in the same community be located together in the same building.

Although progress has been made, there is substantial potential for additional colocation of USDA field offices. USDA could improve service delivery to program recipients and increase efficiencies from resource sharing by giving more consideration to local conditions when making decisions to colocate or relocate field offices. USDA could better achieve its colocation and program objectives if it resolved its conflicts with the General Services Administration (GSA) over the location of field offices.

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