Idea Number 2 is actually what Germany does (other countries as well). Here's a list of German Federal agencies (in German, location is in the last column): htt

Idea Number 2 is actually what Germany does (other countries as well). Here's a list of German Federal agencies (in German, location is in the last column): https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_deutschen_Bundesbehörden https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_deutschen_Bundesbe... I can't say those agencies are specifically "in touch" with citizens. I'd rather say, they might be more hellish if they were all centralized in Berlin.