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Mission: GSA is the engine of the American government; driving real estate, acquisition, technology and shared services.
Vision: GSA is accelerating federal mission delivery for the American people.
Values: Delivery. Acceleration. Innovation.
Our value proposition:
Established by President Harry Truman on July 1, 1949, our agency was initially tasked with streamlining federal administrative work by consolidating various agencies. Our original mission focused on disposing of war surplus goods, managing government records, ensuring emergency preparedness, and stockpiling strategic supplies.
Over the decades, our mission has significantly evolved to provide stewardship over the government’s real estate, acquisition services, and technology. Today, we offer workspaces for federal employees, oversee the preservation of historic buildings, and facilitate the federal government’s procurement of high-quality goods, services, and technology.
Notable advancements include developing government-wide real property policy, launching the Acquisition Gateway to unify federal buyers, and pioneering federal technology initiatives like GSA SmartPay and the Presidential Innovation Fellows program.
We support reductions in federal government real estate costs and increases in workplace efficiencies by strategically integrating space, people, and technology solutions customized to different workplace needs.
A small portion of our total budget is provided through direct congressional appropriations. The majority of our operating costs are recovered through the products and services we provide. Read more about our budget and performance.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2024 and 09/30/2027.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
U.S. General Services Administration