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  • Igniting Small Business Innovation, Commercialization and Growth

    | Mark J. Lee, Assistant Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, Office of Policy and Compliance
    Editor's Note: This is the second in a three-part series about acquisition innovation at GSA. Visit the first and third blog in the series.GSA is always looking for new and innovative ways to better s...
  • Strengthening Capacity to Accelerate IT Modernization

    | Joanne Collins Smee, FAS Deputy Commissioner and TTS Director
    On June 28, I was honored to kick off the first-ever governmentwide Cloud Reverse Industry Training (RIT). RITs help the federal acquisition community learn about the challenges that industry faces th...
  • 2018 -- The Year of Acquisition Policy Innovation

    | Jeffrey A. Koses, Senior Procurement Executive, GSA
    Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-part series about acquisition innovation at GSA. Visit the second and third blog in the series.So far, 2018 is sizing up to be a year of acquisition policy...
  • Implementation of Order-Level Materials Improves the Schedules Program

    | Mark Lee, Assistant Commissioner, GSA FAS Office of Policy and Compliance
    GSA is pleased to announce one of the biggest improvements to its Schedules Program since its creation: the Order-Level Materials (OLM) initiative is now live. GSA announced the final General Services...
  • My Vision for Federal Acquisition

    | Alan Thomas, FAS Commissioner
    It’s hard to believe we’re already over halfway through fiscal year 2018, and I’m approaching my one-year anniversary mark as Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Commissioner. Time always flies when you...
  • Get Ready to Shop Small

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25, presents a great opportunity to show your support for these engines of economic growth and innovation. It is a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for our communities. You can participate by...
  • Dynamic Steps to Performance Based Acquisition Application Now Online

    | The GSA Blog Team
    The Governmentwide Professional Services Category has officially launched a beta version of Steps to Performance-Based Acquisition (SPBA). The new digital application presents the performance-based ac
  • New GSA SmartPay Travel Card App Helps Take Some Worry Out of Official Travel

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Being on official travel in an unfamiliar city is stressful enough without the added burden of trying to find a gas station when you’re already running on fumes.  With location based service offerings...
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    GSA Celebrating 10 Years of Transformative 4PL Program for USMC

    | Beth Folz, GSA Office of General Supplies and Services
    The GSA Federal Acquisition Service’s (FAS) supply program has undergone a dramatic change in recent years and GSA’s fourth-party logistics, or 4PL solutions, is one of the breakout programs. This mod...
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    No Matter How FAR you Go...

    | The GSA Blog Team
    Last October, the U.S. General Services Administration made history by releasing the first ever free iBook version of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Now a free Kindle version of the FAR is available too, making it simpler than ever...