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  • GSA helps states transform IT acquisition

    | GSA Blog Team
    When the state of Florida couldn’t find an IT solution for its agency that protects its fish and wildlife, they turned to the U.S. General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule and Cooperative Purchasing Program.
  • GSA at 75: A cost-efficient federal marketplace

    | GSA Blog Team
    GSA manages an online federal marketplace where 438 federal agencies can shop from companies that sell goods and services worth more than $100 billion each year.
  • Federal Acquisition Service top impacts in fiscal year 2023

    | Sonny Hashmi, Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner
    I’m always up for a challenge. So, too, is our incredibly talented and mission-focused workforce in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). That was evident in FY23 as FAS achieved record volume,
  • GSA shifts Federal Acquisition Service organizational structure to align with customers

    | GSA Blog Team
    Beginning in FY24, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service will implement a planned reorganization of several business lines to meet the needs of federal customers and simplify interactions with GSA.
  • Federal agencies and industry can register now for virtual FAST2023 acquisition event

    | Bill Toth, Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Customer and Stakeholder Engagement
    Registration is now open for the three-day, virtual FAST2023 event May 16-18. GSA welcomes both federal agency and industry representatives to attend this year’s virtual event, focused on “building a…
  • FAST2023 kickoff: Building a future-ready workforce

    | Bill Toth, Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Customer and Stakeholder Engagement
    On February 22 at 1 p.m. ET, join us as we kick off the Federal Acquisition Service Training (FAST) 2023 conference series with “Acquiring Professional Services to Build a Future-Ready Workforce.”Lear…
  • Introducing BUY.GSA.GOV

    | Sonny Hashmi, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service
    For years, the federal acquisition community has been asking for a simpler way to get the information it needs to make smarter purchases while saving taxpayer dollars. We bring you buy.gsa.gov: your n…
  • The Right Tools for the Job: GSA’s Short-Term Equipment Rentals Keep Army Corps of Engineers On Track

    | Bill Toth, Director, Office of Fleet Management
    Sometimes you need a specific tool for a one-off project, but you don’t want to buy one just to use once.On a much larger — but similar — scale, GSA Fleet’s Short-Term Rental (STR) Program can help. W…
  • Upcoming FAST Training Dives into Professional Services with Technical and Engineering Requirements Development

    | Erv Koehler, Assistant Commissioner, GSA FAS Office of Customer and Stakeholder Engagement
    Registration for the next FAS Training (FAST) session “Professional Services: Technical and Engineering Requirements” is now open. Join us Wednesday, April 20 at 1 p.m. EDT. We’ll explore:Technical an…
  • 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…