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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.

    Green Leasing Leader

  • 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…
  • 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…
  • GSA Introduces New Web-Based Leasing Tool

    | Sherrie Taylor, Acting Public Affairs Officer
    Recently, Regional Administrator Sara Manzano-Díaz of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) introduced a web-based leasing tool, the Automated Advanced Acquisition Program (AAAP), to 60 lessors and/or brokers at the Dow Building in…
  • Making sustainable procurement easier across government

    | Kevin Kampschroer, GSA Chief Sustainability Officer and Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings
    GSA is expanding our Sustainable Facilities Tool (SFTool) with a new pilot platform that streamlines sustainable product procurement for vendors and buyers….
  • Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office: New Life for 150-year Old Office Space

    | Elizabeth Hannold and Caroline Alderson, Center for Historic Buildings
    This May, as we recognize both Historic Preservation Month and Memorial Day, it is fitting to reflect on U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) remarkable achievement in the stewardship of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office and its…
  • GSA's Energy Saving Projects Save Taxpayers Money

    | Sylvia L. Hernandez, Greater Southwest Regional Administrator
    Today, during our Earth Day celebration, I had the pleasure of accepting an energy rebate check for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) in the amount of $12,645.  The rebate was for a GSA’s energy saving project to replace over 200 standard…