Executive Order 14274: Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Purpose
• Sec. 2. Revoking Executive Orders
• Sec. 3. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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The American people are spread across more than 3.8 million square miles in urban, suburban, and rural areas. To provide the highest quality services in an efficient and cost-effective manner, executive departments and agencies (agencies) must be where the people are. President Carter signed Executive Order 12072 of August 16, 1978 (Federal Space Management), ordering the Federal Government to prioritize central business districts when siting Federal facilities in urban areas. Intended to improve these districts, President Carter's order has instead prevented agencies from relocating to lower-cost facilities. […]

Federal Register notes

Revokes: EO 12072, August 16, 1978; EO 13006, May 21, 1996