By Kirstin Downey
FTC:WATCH staff report, Issue 793, October 18, 2011
The Justice Department is stirring heated controversy with its proposal to shutter four of its seven regional antitrust field offices—Cleveland, Dallas, Atlanta and Philadelphia—and consolidate the work elsewhere.
In a statement, agency officials said shutting down the offices will save $8 million, and that the 94 affected workers will be offered transfers to the remaining offices in San Francisco, Chicago, New York City and Washington.
“Consolidating and eliminating unnecessary office space complies with President Obama’s order to dispose of unneeded federal real estate, …
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