Hawley, Blackburn push bill to move most federal agencies out of DC

"According to data from the Office of Personnel Management, 85 percent of federal employees are already located outside the D.C. metro area. The release calls Hawley “an outspoken supporter” of the USDA decision to move two of its research agencies to Kansas City, Mo. But that move has proved difficult for the two agencies, with the Economic Research Service forced to delay or quash research after losing nearly 80 percent of its staff as employees fled rather than relocate. Under the bill, 10 agencies would be required to move 90 percent of their staff to economically depressed areas in states already set out by the bill. USDA would finish its move to Missouri, while the Department of Education would move to Blackburn’s Tennessee." (jn) http://ow.ly/42dn50wTwSO
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