People

Turco leaving GSA for CFO post at Veterans Health Administration

GSA official expresses a desire to return to financial role and serve veterans.

People

The nuts and bolts of GSA's new mobile purchasing agreement

Mary Davie details service and equipment options, promises tools to assist agencies in choosing.

Digital Government

GSA sets wireless purchase agreement

The General Services Administration's new blanket purchase agreement with the four major U.S. wireless carriers will not only allow the agency to consolidate service plans and centralize device management, it could save the government hundreds of millions of dollars.

People

Tangherlini picked to be permanent GSA administrator

After serving in an acting capacity for more than a year, Dan Tangherlini is the president's pick to take the role officially.

People

ACT-IAC honors GSA's McClure with Franke Award

McClure earned the honor with his 'incredible track record of ... making good things happen.'

Acquisition

GSA is saying what?

The General Services Administration's plan for handling past-performance information under the forthcoming OASIS contract is a bad idea, Steve Kelman believes.

Acquisition

A new way to 'make it up on volume'

GSA IG finds vendors using poorly worded contract clause to sidestep price reductions.

Digital Government

Six seconds of Social Gov

Get ready for your close-up: Twitter-centric video service approved for agency use.

Acquisition

GSA releases draft OASIS RFPs

Professional services vehicle aims to complement GSA schedules for cross-government demands.

Digital Government

GSA's WillowWood facility to close

WillowWood was 'state of the art before state of the art was cool,' says one of its creators.

People

Agencies sign pact to strengthen acquisition training

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the General Services Administration pledge to strengthen their cooperation and commitment to the Federal Acquisition Institute.

People

Can sequestration polish GSA's image?

Tangherlini tells Congress that cost-cutting pressures are a golden opportunity "for GSA to demonstrate its worth."

People

New FAS commissioner plans fixes for cost avoidance problems

Thomas Sharpe, two months into his new role, pledges to address problems highlighted by inspector general.

People

GSA misses cost avoidance goals

An IG report shows that several factors contributed to GSA's failure to achieve the savings that it could have attained.

Digital Government

Feds seek user input on mobile experience

GSA has launched a crowdsourcing tool intended to refine the government's efforts to create 'citizen-centric mobile.'

People

Tangherlini: Feds should take a lesson from their connected kids

The way today's children do their homework can provide some ideas for government innovation, GSA chief says.

People

GSA ponders offering new contract to cut conference costs

Conferences have been under scrutiny for some time, and the crush of sequestration's forced budget cuts only intensifies the pressure.

Digital Government

GSA's conference reforms bear fruit

Policy changes after revelations of a lavish Las Vegas conference have led to significant savings, officials testify.

Digital Government

GSA cancels Expo

Budget pressures lead agency to cancel annual event, spokesman says.

People

Summit stresses value of metrics in social media

Agencies are using social media tools in increasingly creative ways; measuring their impact is the next needed step.