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  • Federal Acquisition Service: New Leadership, Renewed Commitment

    | Sonny Hashmi, Commissioner, GSA Federal Acquisition Service
    Over the last two months, we’ve all seen a lot of change: from ringing in a new year and a presidential administration transition, to the ramping up of plans for mass COVID-19 vaccination sites across…
  • Implementation of Order-Level Materials Improves the Schedules Program

    | Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, GSA FAS Office of Policy and Compliance
    GSA is pleased to announce one of the biggest improvements to its Schedules Program since its creation: the Order-Level Materials (OLM) initiative is now live. GSA announced the final General Services…
  • My Vision for Federal Acquisition

    | Alan Thomas, FAS Commissioner
    It’s hard to believe we’re already over halfway through fiscal year 2018, and I’m approaching my one-year anniversary mark as Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner. Time always flies when you…
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    GSA's Startup Springboard Speeds Access for Small Businesses to Government

    | Kay Ely, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Technology Category
    Just a few years ago you’d be hard pressed to find a tech startup with a GSA contract. But that’s a thing of the past, thanks in part to GSA’s innovative IT Schedule 70 Startup Springboard, which offe…
  • Dynamic Steps to Performance Based Acquisition Application Now Online

    | The GSA Blog Team
    The Governmentwide Professional Services Category has officially launched a beta version of Steps to Performance-Based Acquisition (SPBA). The new digital application presents the performance-based ac
  • New GSA SmartPay Travel Card App Helps Take Some Worry Out of Official Travel

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Being on official travel in an unfamiliar city is stressful enough without the added burden of trying to find a gas station when you’re already running on fumes.  With location based service offerings…
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    GSA Celebrating 10 Years of Transformative 4PL Program for USMC

    | Beth Folz, GSA Office of General Supplies and Services
    The GSA Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS) supply program has undergone a dramatic change in recent years and GSA’s fourth-party logistics, or 4PL solutions, is one of the breakout programs. This mod…
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    No Matter How FAR you Go...

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Last October, the U.S. General Services Administration made history by releasing the first ever free iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Now a free Kindle version of the FAR is available too, making it simpler than ever…
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    GSA Is Making It Easier For You To Get On Schedule - Introducing The MAS Roadmap

    | MAS Program Management Office
    For more than a year, GSA has been hard at work “Making It Easier”(MIE) to do business with the government. Our MIE initiative contains a series of business-friendly, proactive programs that provide s…
  • 2017 National Drive Electric Week

    | Bill Toth, Director, Office of Fleet Management
    Welcome to National Drive Electric Week 2017! GSA recognizes that emerging technologies play a significant role in our mission to save taxpayer dollars, create jobs and stimulate economic growth in the United States; which is one reason we provide the…