GGD-92-143BR National Science Foundation
4 2F# 1 - . , “.----*llm-l-.p --1-*1” .-,--.m,---I inikti Stat tw (knwal Awount.ing Officvt----. ----__ ; (-&$,,~(---j &Ming Report to the Chairman, 1 Subcmrnrnittee on Investigations and I Oversight, Cornrnittee on Science, Space 1 and Technology, House of Representatives ; Svpt cllrrl,csr1992 NATIONAL SCIENCE I FOUNDATION Planned Relocation to Arlington IllIIll811 II 147619 84 K . “.I. ,” I - _I “..“. -_ ..-. _-l.._.X -_ .I I”. “.-.--.-” -....... .- _.-.I- -.-- ____-l..-“-l--. United States General Accounting Office GAO Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-249783 September 17, 1992 The Honorable Howard Wolpe Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Committee on Science, Space and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This briefing report responds to your request that we review the proposed relocation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Arlington, VA. You asked in particular whether the proposed location would make it difficult for NSF to fulfill its role in the development and implementation of national science policy and whether the General Services Administration (GSA) followed a proper process in selecting the Arlington site. We briefed the Subcommittee on September 14, 1992, on the results of our review. As requested, this briefing report summarizes the information we provided, including detailed responses to nine issues you asked us to review. Our objectives, scope, and methodology are described in appendix I. A more detailed analysis of the issues that you were interested in is contained in appendix II. RESULTS IN BRIEF We believe that the choice of Arlington, VA, as the site for NSF's new headquarters building will allow the Foundation to fulfill its role in the development and implementation of national science policy.
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