United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-01-07 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:GGD-94-57 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-57 P0b002ee18039b178 f:gg94057 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-57 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-57 GGD-94-57 Federal supply systems Federal property management Cost control Inventory control systems Federal procurement Office equipment Cost analysis Procurement procedures Comparative analysis Farm Credit System Albany (NY) Aurora (CO) Bloomington (MN) Irving (TX) Marietta (GA) Oklahoma City (OK) Sacramento (CA) St. Louis (MO) Letter Report GGD

The Farm Credit System (FCS) is a nationwide system of borrower-owned banks and associations established by Congress to provide credit and other financial services to farmers and their cooperatives. FCS and its regulator, the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), could save money if they had access to and used General Services Administration (GSA) supply sources for office equipment and furniture purchases. GSA prices for these items were often less than the prices that FCS and FCA obtained on their own in 1992. Even though FCA and FCS banks were allowed to use GSA supply sources, they did not do so routinely in 1992. FCS entities other than banks are not authorized to use GSA sources. Although FCS and FCA 1992 costs for leasing and operating space were about the same as GSA's costs, FCS and FCA used more space per employee than either GSA's space utilization goal or agencies' actual usage rates in GSA space, due partly to recent staffing cuts. FCS and FCA are trying to reduce the amount of office space they use, which should improve their space utilization rates. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-57/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-57.htm GAO/GGD-94-57 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-94-57 Letter Report GAO/GGD-94-57; Farm Credit System: Costs for Office Space, Equipment, and Furniture Compared to GSA's Costs; Federal supply systems Federal property management Cost control Inventory control systems Federal procurement Office equipment Cost analysis Procurement procedures Comparative analysis Farm Credit System Albany (NY) Aurora (CO) Bloomington (MN) Irving (TX) Marietta (GA) Oklahoma City (OK) Sacramento (CA) St. Louis (MO) Title 12 Section 2251 12 U.S.C. 2251 Title 40 Section 481 40 U.S.C. 481 Public Law 102-552