General Services Administration

Officials say it’s a ‘smart time’ to rethink federal office spaces

More teleworking federal employees and upcoming office lease expirations offer the rare opportunity for government to rework its office buildings, General Services Administration officials say.

3 months ago

Congress seeks to guarantee safety of federal vehicles

Agencies would be prohibited from leasing or selling vehicles from the federal fleet that have active recalls.

10 months ago

Management

Congressionally mandated report envisions a more powerful OPM

A long-anticipated National Academy of Public Administration study concluded that a stronger, independent Office of Personnel Management would be better for the government.

This Jan. 23, 2020, photo shows the National Archives on Sand Point, Wash., that has about a million boxes of generally unique, original source documents and public records.

Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to sell National Archives building in Seattle

The government is planning to sell the vast warehouse under a law aimed at unloading excess federal property, but the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Monday says the building is anything but “excess.”

13 months ago

Booz Allen Hamilton wins massive Pentagon artificial intelligence contract

Booz Allen will provide services for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center's Joint Warfighting mission initiative.

20 months ago

FDA joins GSA’s modernization program

FDA becomes the ninth partner for the modernization initiative and the second agency to join this week.

21 months ago

NIH partners with GSA’s modernization hub

The National Institutes of Health is the eighth agency to join the GSA's Centers of Excellence initiative.

21 months ago

GAO warns agencies are behind in preparing for telecom contract transition

Missing a milestone increases the likelihood agencies won't transition in time to meet the May 2023 deadline, a government watchdog says.

22 months ago

Here is the new partner for GSA’s Centers of Excellence

The General Services Administration's innovation initiative now has seven agency partners.

23 months ago

What FedRAMP wants to improve this year

FedRAMP wants each agency to have a liaison and up employee training in the coming months.

23 months ago

GSA’s Centers of Excellence program adds a new partner

The new partnership will focus on robotic process automation.

23 months ago

Here’s who’s building Social Security’s ‘central nervous system’

Another task order was made under the GSA enterprise infrastructure solutions contract.

24 months ago

GSA’s procurement database is heading to a new home

The Federal Procurement Data System is moving to a new site.

24 months ago

This company will support the Pentagon’s global education network

The network provides services to 163 DoD-run schools across the world.

24 months ago

Here are the data actions agencies must take in 2020

The long-awaited Federal Data Strategy year-one action plan is finally here. Here's what Office of Management and Budget officials added to the final version.

2 years ago

Here’s how much money Congress gave to the modernization pot

After a brief funding scare in the Senate, Congress added to the Technology Modernization Fund's pool of cash.

2 years ago

How the Pentagon’s AI team can benefit civilian agencies

The General Services Administration hopes a partnership will accelerate the acquisition process.

2 years ago

75 companies tapped for new tech-purchasing plan

The new blanket purchase agreements are worth $5.5 billion over five years.

2 years ago

USDA will consolidate contact points for farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to prevent citizens from being bounced around to get answers to their questions.

2 years ago

Here are the top priorities for fed leadership for the new fiscal year

The GSA administrator gave an update on several on-going modernization projects.

2 years ago

The federal government’s acquisition expert is leaving

The commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, a key architect of the General Service Administration’s newly announced award schedule, announced his exit to industry.

2 years ago

A new sprint wants to accelerate AI solutions

The GSA's Centers of Excellence initiative has found its fifth partner in the Department of Defense, which wants to expand artificial intelligence capabilities and adoption in government.

2 years ago

A FedRAMP plan to strengthen cloud security

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program wants threat intelligence reports to make its audit process smarter.

2 years ago

Pentagon awards multibillion-dollar cloud contract (no, not that one)

The military services are finally getting some new digital infrastructure, just not the ones everyone has been talking about.

2 years ago

Is one of these plans a fix for ID verification problems?

The General Services Administration is seeking feedback on its catalog of Identity, Credential and Access Management offerings.

2 years ago

Will agencies start to modernize their telecom in time?

Some of the vendors involved in GSA’s new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract have yet to get their authorization to operate.

2 years ago

GSA extends a pilot to save the government millions

The change comes as GSA works to consolidate 24 schedules into one.

2 years ago

New plan will change how feds buy IT spend tracking tech

The General Services Administration and Office of Management and Budget are setting up a board to help agencies buy technology business management tools.

2 years ago

GSA

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More teleworking federal employees and upcoming office lease expirations offer the rare opportunity for government to rework its office buildings, General Services Administration officials say.

Agencies would be prohibited from leasing or selling vehicles from the federal fleet that have active recalls.

A long-anticipated National Academy of Public Administration study concluded that a stronger, independent Office of Personnel Management would be better for the government.

The government is planning to sell the vast warehouse under a law aimed at unloading excess federal property, but the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Monday says the building is anything but “excess.”

Booz Allen will provide services for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center's Joint Warfighting mission initiative.

FDA becomes the ninth partner for the modernization initiative and the second agency to join this week.

The National Institutes of Health is the eighth agency to join the GSA's Centers of Excellence initiative.

Missing a milestone increases the likelihood agencies won't transition in time to meet the May 2023 deadline, a government watchdog says.

The General Services Administration's innovation initiative now has seven agency partners.

FedRAMP wants each agency to have a liaison and up employee training in the coming months.

The new partnership will focus on robotic process automation.

Another task order was made under the GSA enterprise infrastructure solutions contract.

The Federal Procurement Data System is moving to a new site.

The network provides services to 163 DoD-run schools across the world.

The long-awaited Federal Data Strategy year-one action plan is finally here. Here's what Office of Management and Budget officials added to the final version.

After a brief funding scare in the Senate, Congress added to the Technology Modernization Fund's pool of cash.

The General Services Administration hopes a partnership will accelerate the acquisition process.

The new blanket purchase agreements are worth $5.5 billion over five years.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to prevent citizens from being bounced around to get answers to their questions.

The GSA administrator gave an update on several on-going modernization projects.

The commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, a key architect of the General Service Administration’s newly announced award schedule, announced his exit to industry.

The GSA's Centers of Excellence initiative has found its fifth partner in the Department of Defense, which wants to expand artificial intelligence capabilities and adoption in government.

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program wants threat intelligence reports to make its audit process smarter.

The military services are finally getting some new digital infrastructure, just not the ones everyone has been talking about.

The General Services Administration is seeking feedback on its catalog of Identity, Credential and Access Management offerings.

Some of the vendors involved in GSA’s new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract have yet to get their authorization to operate.

The change comes as GSA works to consolidate 24 schedules into one.

The General Services Administration and Office of Management and Budget are setting up a board to help agencies buy technology business management tools.