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June 2016

  • Celebrating 67 years of American service

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Last week, we shared our second blog of this three part series, highlighting some unique facts about the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Today we are proud to release our final edition of...
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    GSA recognized as a leader in sustainability

    | Public Buildings Service

    This week, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) was presented with two sustainability awards at the 2016 Buildings Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International Conference and Expo in National Harbor, Md., recognizing our commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability in commercial buildings. Our agency was named a 2016 Green Lease Leader and recognized for our achievements in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Interior Lighting Campaign.

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  • Celebrating 67 Years of American Service

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Part two of a three-part look at GSA’s historyLast week, we shared our first blog of this three part series, highlighting some unique facts about the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Today...
  • Continuing to Build the Technology Transformation Service

    | Denise Turner Roth, Administrator
    A little over a month ago we launched a new service at GSA – the Technology Transformation Service. The mission of the Technology Transformation Service is to help agencies navigate how to build, buy, and share user-centered and emerging technology...
  • Newly restored Penfield Reef Lighthouse available for purchase

    | Jessica Boisclair, Communications Specialist
    The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) New England Region is selling three Connecticut lighthouses this summer....
  • GSA Partners with Botanical Research Institute of Texas to study sustainable landscapes

    | Sylvia L. Hernandez, Greater Southwest regional administrator
    When it comes to sustainability, the General Services Administration (GSA) collaborates on many exciting and unique projects. Just last week I announced GSA’s partnership with the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) to study sustainable...
  • 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...