# 2025-06838: Feds Gain Freedom to Choose Cheaper Office Spaces Nationwide

2025-06838, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-04-18, effective 2025-04-15 (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06838
- As of: 2026-11-04
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-06838
- Title: Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 16445
- Published: 2025-04-18
- Effective: 2025-04-15
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

Feds Gain Freedom to Choose Cheaper Office Spaces Nationwide

## Summary

The government is ditching old rules that forced federal offices to stay in pricey downtown spots. Now, agencies can pick cheaper, smarter office spaces closer to where people live, saving money and working better for taxpayers. These changes start right away and aim to make federal office space choices more practical and cost-effective.

## Effects PRIA read

- Agencies Freed to Choose Lower‑Cost Offices: benefit, low. Executive Order 14274 (signed April 15, 2025) revokes Executive Orders 12072 (Aug 16, 1978) and 13006 (May 21, 1996), removing requirements that prioritized central business districts and certain historic properties. This lets federal agencies select more cost‑effective office space, which the orde…
- Federal Offices Encouraged Closer to People: benefit, low. The order directs executive departments and agencies to be located 'where the people are' so they can provide the highest quality services in an efficient and cost‑effective manner. By removing prior siting priorities, agencies are encouraged to locate offices closer to where people live to improve…

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## Sources
- [2025-06838 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/18/2025-06838/restoring-common-sense-to-federal-office-space-management)
- [2025-06838 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-18/pdf/2025-06838.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06838 (as of 2026-11-04).