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  • MadeInAmerica.gov: Transparency in federal procurement

    | Judith Zawatsky, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Systems Management
    GSA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are working together to help ensure the future is made in all of America by all of America’s workers. The new MadeInAmerica.gov website is a resource…
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    GSA Expands Verified Products Portal, Improves Catalog Data for Customers

    | Dena McLaughlin, Mid-Atlantic Regional Commissioner
    As GSA continues to work towards our goal of providing a superior buying and selling experience as part of our Federal Marketplace Strategy, we have exciting progress to share regarding improved quali…
  • Manage Your GHG Emissions to Stay Competitive in the Federal Marketplace

    | By Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, GSA FAS Office of Policy and Compliance
    In our last blog on sustainability, I offered an overview of how GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) supports sustainable acquisition and supply chain climate risk management throughout the acquis
  • Strengthening our strategy for cyber threats within supply chains

    | GSA Office of Acquisition Policy
    We operate in a world of increased risk as agencies further rely on information and communications technology in purchasing a wide variety of products and services. We recognize that adversaries in th…
  • eBuy platform turns 20! How it transformed GSA’s online contracting experience

    | GSA Blog Team
    This month, GSA celebrates eBuy’s 20th anniversary. eBuy is the agency’s comprehensive and paperless request-for-quote (RFQ) system. Verified suppliers can easily and efficiently connect and participa…
  • The Federal Acquisition Institute has a new look

    | GSA Blog Team
    GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy has created a new logo for the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI). FAI recognized a need for a new logo that better reflects current changes, a new direction. T…
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    GSA helps canine graduates find federal employment

    | GSA Blog Team
    In May 2021, the GSA Personal Property Management, Center of Expertise for Animals in the Mid-Atlantic Zone helped over 100 dogs find work in the public sector.Area Property Officer Robert Kitsock tra…
  • Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) pilot to become eligible for expansion

    | Jeff Koses, GSA’s Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Government-wide Policy
    The last couple of years, we have announced the results of our Transactional Data Reporting pilot’s performance. Transactional Data Reporting is a pilot program that creates a more effective, less bur…
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    GSA streamlines vendor requirements to further leverage industry resources and capabilities in support of U.S. Government’s COVID-19 response efforts

    | GSA Blog Team
    Jeff Koses Pulled Quote

    To support GSA’s continued posture of supporting our country’s COVID-19 efforts, and in bolstering the American Rescue Plan, GSA has issued a letter to expand the availability of COVID-19 related products, services and solutions under GSA

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    Making Progress on GSA’s New Services Best-in-Class Multi-Agency Contract

    | Tiffany T. Hixson, Assistant Commissioner, GSA Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories

    In this December 15, 2020 blog post, I shared that GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) is establishing a broader and more flexible next generation services best-in-class multi-agency contract to improve how agencies buy services. The new best-in-class multi-agency contract is one of several efforts under the umbrella of the Services Marketplace - a collective of contract offerings and initiatives designed to improve services acquisition across the federal government.

    The goals of the next generation services contract are to: