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  • Celebrating 67 Years of American Service

    | GSA Blog Team
    As the arm of procurement and real estate, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has always been a leader and innovator for the federal government, but our agency has evolved in many ways since inception on July 1, 1949. When he signed the...
  • GSA's Northeast and Caribbean Region Reaches $1.6 Million Mark in Demand Response Rebate

    | Nisha Jasani, Office of Communications and Marketing, Northeast & Caribbean Region
    For a third year in a row, Public Buildings Service (PBS) Commissioner Norm Dong, Regional Administrator Denise Pease, and Regional Commissioner Frank Santella gathered at the Jacob K. Javits Federal...
  • Celebrating Flag Day and 20 Years of Internet at GSA

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Every year during the middle of June, our nation pauses to honor the Stars and Stripes. June 14 marks the anniversary of the adoption of the American flag through the Flag Resolution of 1777. Today al...
  • Turning Dirt On The Most Efficient Aerospace System In The World

    | George Northcroft, Regional Administrator
    The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) broke ground on a new sustainable, secure, and cost-effective facility for the FAA on Tuesday, June 7, at t...
  • GSA Introduces New Web-Based Leasing Tool

    | Sherrie Taylor, Acting Public Affairs Officer
    Recently, Regional Administrator Sara Manzano-Díaz of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) introduced a web-based leasing tool, the Automated Advanced Acquisition Program (AAAP), to 60 lessors and/or brokers at the Dow Building in...
  • Making sustainable procurement easier across government

    | Kevin Kampschroer, GSA Chief Sustainability Officer and Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings
    GSA is expanding our Sustainable Facilities Tool (SFTool) with a new pilot platform that streamlines sustainable product procurement for vendors and buyers....
  • Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office: New Life for 150-year Old Office Space

    | Elizabeth Hannold and Caroline Alderson, Center for Historic Buildings
    This May, as we recognize both Historic Preservation Month and Memorial Day, it is fitting to reflect on U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) remarkable achievement in the stewardship of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office and its...
  • National Preservation Month: Documenting a Legacy

    | Sarah A. Garner, Historic Preservation Specialist
    U.S. Custom House, New Orleans, LAIn 2005, the GSA Center for Historic Buildings embarked on a collaboration with the Library of Congress (LOC) to photograph twenty historic buildings under U. S. Gene...
  • GSA's Energy Saving Projects Save Taxpayers Money

    | Sylvia L. Hernandez, Greater Southwest Regional Administrator
    Today, during our Earth Day celebration, I had the pleasure of accepting an energy rebate check for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) in the amount of $12,645.  The rebate was for a GSA’s energy saving project to replace over 200 standard...
  • Green Proving Ground: Smart Temperature Control Optimizes Comfort and Saves Energy

    | Kevin Powell, Green Proving Ground Program Director
    The U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Green Proving Ground (GPG) program leverages GSA’s real estate portfolio to test innovative building technologies that save energy and provide recommendations on their deployment. The program helps GSA...