GSA at 75: Technology for the people today and ahead
This is part of a series of GSA.gov blog entries that highlight the agency’s past, present, and future as it marked 75 years on July 1.
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Landmark federal ruling ensures everyone can cross safely
Think of someone wanting to cross an intersection, advises Michael Foegelle, GSA’s National Accessibility Officer, where the raised concrete bumps seem designed to impede movement. They are. -
GSA matchmaking event highlights support for small business, procurement equity
GSA’s Small Business Works 2023 event attracted 1,144 small business entrepreneurs for presentations and conversations about the importance of research, marketing to the federal government, and best p -
Florida courthouse named for judge who broke racial barriers
When Joseph Woodrow Hatchett took the Florida Bar Exam in 1959, he could not stay in the hotel where the test was being administered because of Jim Crow laws still in effect.
Nearly 63 years later, lawmakers passed a 2022 law clearing the way for GSA to display Justice Hatchett’s name on the U.S. Courthouse Annex in Tallahassee, Florida.
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GSA reflects on Juneteenth amid continued equity push for Black communities
Although Juneteenth National Independence Day is the newest federal holiday—signed into law in 2021–it has been celebrated for more than 150 years. Juneteenth, or June 19, is the oldest known celebrat -
Pride Month: Reflecting, celebrating and forward action
During Pride Month, millions of Americans honor how far the community has come in advancing key rights even as we also consider how much further we have to go. Members of the LGBTQI+ community--and al -
We should all be as happy as this 40-year public servant
Forty years is a long time to stick to anything, especially in a world where a minute is the gold standard for keeping someone’s attention. But 40 years in one organization and loving it? “I have one -
Small Business Week: GSA and SBA support small business owners through capital, contracts, and counseling
During National Small Business Week (NSBW) – April 30-May 6 – we celebrate the many contributions of our entrepreneurs, innovators and small-business owners. This annual tradition, led by the Small Bu... -
AA and NHPI Heritage Month celebrates its broad diversity
GSA’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander employee group wants everyone to know that the AA and NHPI community is extremely diverse. “There is so much more to Asia than a handful of... -
GSA to host government-to-government consultation with Tribal leaders at Reservation Economic Summit
We are building on our commitment to continuously seek opportunities to improve services for Tribal Nations. On April 3, we will host a government-to-government consultation session, where Tribal lead... -
GSA Helps Raise Pride Flag at Federal Buildings
Throughout the month of June, Pride flags are flying above federal facilities across the country to show the federal government's support for LGBTQ+ communities. As one of several ways that GSA is cel...