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RCED-95-178R 1 (1995-05-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackvj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: /5.4 366 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261351 May 26, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: As agreed with your office, this report provides information on laboratory closings and research reductions being undertaken in fiscal year 1995 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) as well as ARS' proposals for further closings and research reductions in fiscal year 1996. ARS is responsible for conducting research on a broad range of agricultural issues, including plant and animal sciences; human nutrition; soil, water, and air sciences; and the economic viability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture and rural economies. At the end of fiscal year 1994, ARS employed about 6,700 full-time staff and was undertaking about 1,300 research projects at 127 laboratories nationwide and in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and several foreign countries. (See encl. I, fig. 1.1.) Between 1979 and 1994, ARS closed 33 laboratories--an average of about 2 facilities each year. (See encl. I, fig. 1.2.) In fiscal year 1995, ARS' funding was $712 million. In summary, ARS is closing 10 laboratories in fiscal year 1995 and proposes closing an additional 12 in fiscal year 1996. It also plans to terminate 28 research programs at 16 other laboratories during fiscal years 1995 and 1996. These actions involve an average of about 3 percent of the organization's funding. Through its laboratory closures and research program terminations, ARS estimates it will reduce research costs by approximately $37.8 million during fiscal years 1995 and 1996. However, these closings and program terminations will not result in a reduction in ARS' budget, since the $37.8 million will be redirected to other, higher-priority research within the agency. In addition, during fiscal years 1995 and 1996, ARS will incur nearly $14 million in one-time costs to close the facilities and programs. GAOIRCED-96-178R Agricultural Research Lab Closings

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