July 2016
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Better Pricing, Better Value, & Better Shopping Equals A Better Schedule 70
Since 1949, GSA's mission has been to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology to government and the American people. We pursue this mission relentlessly, and have always wel... -
New guidance clarifies reimbursement for use of rideshare by federal employees
In recent years, a new kind of transportation service provider, known as Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), has begun operation across the United States and the world. TNCs connect passengers wi... -
GSA creatively markets historic space with repurposed showroom
As a building owner, it’s not always easy to backfill vacant space or help potential clients understand what unfinished office space could look like. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) got creative in the U.S. Custom House at 721 19th... -
Running IT as a business
Last year in this blog, I wrote about a key component of my CIO philosophy – running IT as a business. U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) IT has made great strides in achieving our mission in... -
Join GSA @ Camp Acquisition Gateway
Federal acquisition community – you are invited to join GSA at summer camp! As part of GSA’s ongoing effort to increase awareness and educate the acquisition community on digital tools and resources a -
Enhancing our Nation’s Cybersecurity
The mission of U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)’s Integrated Technology Services (ITS) is to deliver best value technology solutions to the government and the American people, and one of the... -
Supreme Court takes on “Rule of Two”: what the decision means for set-asides on Federal Supply Schedules
You may have heard people talking about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision (Kingdomware Technologies Inc. v United States of America), saying it’s given a “boost” to veteran-owned businesses. And th... -
Portland's Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse is a star attraction
The Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse is a star—Portland, Ore.’s symbol of progress in its day—built on the cusp of the Great Depression -
Continuing the federal partnership for the “City of the Century”
At a recent HUBZone small business event in Gary, Ind., I joined the regional administrators from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development... -
GSA’s ReverseAuctions platform celebrates 3rd anniversary by adding new features
GSA was established on July 1, 1949. A lot has changed since then, but we’re still working to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and the American people. A recent success story has been our innovative ReverseAuctions platform. In the three years since its release, GSA’s customers have saved more than $18.5 million or 17 percent by using reverse auctions. And it’s been a boon for small business, too: they’ve been awarded more than 92 percent of the procurements conducted through GSA’s ReverseAuctions platform to date.