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December 2016

  • FedRAMP Accelerated

    | Matt Goodrich, FedRAMP Director
    On Monday, the U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) brought together over 400 cloud services providers (CSPs), third party assessors (3PAOs),...
  • Delivering the Next Generation of Digital Government

    | Denise Turner Roth, GSA Administrator
    We are in an era of digital transformation across many different industries, including government. Those organizations that have successfully led in this area or have fully transformed into digital organizations are succeeding at a faster pace than...
  • Near… FAR… Wherever you are….

    | Jeff Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Government-wide Policy
    The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) made history today by releasing the first ever iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). And while a tome about the complex rules governing the federal government’s purchasing process may...
  • Celebrating 10,000 Acquisition Gateway Users!

    | Tom Sharpe, FAS Commissioner
    Congratulations everyone – as of today,  GSA’s Acquisition Gateway is now 10,000 strong!  Thank you from all of us at the Federal Acquisition Service. We truly appreciate each person who has registered and helped the site grow so quickly. But we’re not...
  • GSA recognized for leadership by DC Council of Governments

    | Tony Costa, senior advisor to the Administrator
    FedScape, a GSA initiative that has been actively working with metropolitan Washington area governments and civic leaders to better connect our agency’s activities with community plans and economic development priorities, was recently honored with the...
  • Transactional Data is Here: GSA Publishes Rule to Capture Data, Drive Taxpayer Savings & Reduce Burdens on Industry

    | The GSA Blog Team
    I’ve written before that FAS, along with our industry stakeholders, has taken on the monumental task of transforming GSA’s very successful Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program to ensure that it cont...
  • Transactional Data is Here: GSA Publishes Rule to Capture Data, Drive Taxpayer Savings & Reduce Burdens on Industry

    | Tom Sharpe, FAS Commissioner
    I’ve written before that FAS, along with our industry stakeholders, has taken on the monumental task of transforming GSA’s very successful Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program to ensure that it cont...
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    GSA Identity Protection Services Blanket Purchase Agreement Earns Category Management Best-in-Class Designations

    | Tiffany Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Professional Services & Human Capital Categories
    GSA’s Identity Protection Service Blanket Purchase Agreement (IPS BPA) has been named a”Best-in-Class” vehicle. Best-in-Class (BIC) is a contracting and acquisition designation used across government...
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    GSA Making it Easier for Suppliers to Do Business with the Government

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Today I am launching a series of new GSA programs collectively called the "Making It Easier" initiative – and I'm pleased to tell you that this is a great example of a name that exactly fits a program...
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    GSA Making it Easier for Suppliers to Do Business with the Government

    | Denise Turner Roth, GSA Administrator

    Today I am launching a series of new GSA programs collectively called the “Making It Easier” initiative – and I'm pleased to tell you that this is a great example of a name that exactly fits a program.