Officials at both organizations said they were essentially merging to reduce duplication and paperwork.
RCPs reduce duplication and save money; climate modelling is an expensive business.
This may include merging services to reduce duplication and drive out needless cost.
In an interview, Mr. Eland criticized the administration for failing to reduce duplication and waste before announcing the plan.
"With the need to make cost savings we are looking to use our systems more efficiently and reduce duplication and consolidate the systems.
Anything that can counter the ongoing fragmentation of services, reduce duplication and allocate resources in a more efficient way is to be welcomed, particularly as it should lead to improvements in patient care.
Instead of retrenchment, Mr. Suozzi proposed several new projects, including a 311 telephone service for nonemergency calls from residents and a program to reduce duplication and waste among Nassau's myriad local governments.
But with the number of nonprofits increasing rapidly and donors growing weary of the rise in solicitations, charities are experimenting with mergers as a way to cut costs, reduce duplication of services and increase their reach.
On the other hand, it is about carrying through the logic of the Total Place pilot scheme, liberating local authorities from central targets and regulation so they can reduce duplication and focus resources on key outcomes.
For many months, the European Union has been discussing how to combine and share defense resources in order to reduce duplication of military equipment and increase efficiencies.
Air Force officials say their branch of the armed forces should be made the sole authority to manage acquisition of the largest and most deadly class of remotely piloted surveillance and attack aircraft to reduce duplication and produce savings in operations and maintenance.
