USDA selling its flagship South Building in Washington, relocating staff
USDA aims to reduce costs and address $1.6 billion maintenance backlog by relocating over half of its D.C. workforce to five regional hubs nationwide by year-end.
- The US Department of Agriculture is selling its flagship South Building office hub in Washington, D.C. and relocating employees to other locations by the end of the year.
- The move to sell the aging building is part of a cost-cutting initiative, citing high maintenance costs and low occupancy.
- The building will be turned over to the government's General Services Administration for sale, and the USDA plans to relocate staff to hubs in North Carolina, Missouri, Indiana, Colorado and Utah.
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