Yes and: IIRC, USDA lost their roster of experienced food inspectors (et al) when their headquarters moved from Metro DC to Kansas City. Below are the top hits

Yes and: IIRC, USDA lost their roster of experienced food inspectors (et al) when their headquarters moved from Metro DC to Kansas City. Below are the top hits via perplexity. FWIW, While I'm generally in favor of (geographical) decentralization, I'm against abrupt changes to essential services. Obviously, a nice orderly transition would have been better. Plenty of staff, esp youngsters wanting a house and family, would relocate over time. --- https://www.npr.org/2021/02/02/963207129/usda-research-agencies-decimated-by-forced-move-undoing-the-damage-wont-be-easy https://www.npr.org/2021/02/02/963207129/usda-research-agenc... https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2023/01/although-usda-agencies-relocated-kansas-city-have-recovered-staff-exoduses-their-diversity-hasnt/381877/ https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2023/01/although-usda-agen... https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-104709 https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-104709