GSA small-business advocate retires

Mary Parks has been a strong leader in directing GSA to support small businesses in new avenues.

Oops: GSA official overstates cloud savings

A senior GSA official, speaking at FOSE, overestimated her agency's savings on cloud computing -- by a factor of 500.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

GSA tries wiki approach to develop RFPs

The General Services Administration wants public commment on requests for proposals, but blogger Steve Kelman wonders whether the public take the agency up on it.

  • By Steve Kelman

What's next for GSA?

Martha Johnson shares her thoughts on green IT, tapping the collective intelligence, collaboration among agencies and industry, and the state of telework.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA leader on where social media meets procurement

The General Services Administration can tap the wisdom of the crowds, but it still lacks needed policies to do it well, administrator Martha Johnson says.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA solicits wisdom of the crowd for acquisition improvements

General Services Administration officials are testing collaboration and using social media to improve the federal acquisition process.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA now on the fast track, top exec says

Martha Johnson, new administrator of the General Services Administration, outlines her priorities.

  • By Sami Lais

Agencies walk a tightrope between cost savings and innovation

Civilian agencies and military services take different paths to making technology investment decisions.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Federal Acquisition Service gets new acting commissioner

Steve Kempf will become acting commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service after current commissioner Jim Williams retires April 3.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA's Williams disputes IG charge of missed contract discounts

Williams said GSA has no evidence of a widespread problem of vendors submitting incorrect invoices.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Procurement panel slams price reduction clause for services

The Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel offers 20 recommendations on how to improve GSA Schedules program.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA loses senior official to retirement

A top GSA official plans the next phase of his professional life.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA's Drabkin heads to Northrop Grumman

David Drabkin will be Northrop Grumman's director for acquisition policy.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA cancels cloud request for quotations

Changing markets and technology prompted fresh start on cloud acquisition.

  • By Michael Hardy

GSA sponsors video contest

GSA officials say they will give $2,500 to the person who creates the best video that shows how USA.gov made life better.

  • By Doug Beizer

GSA names 3 regional administrators

GSA announces administrators for its Northwest, Southeast and Heartland regions.

10 tips to cracking GSA's Top 100

Marketing expert Mark Amtower offers his top 10 tips for generating more business on GSA's Schedule 70.

  • By Mark Amtower

New GSA administrator vows better ideas, performance from her agency

The General Services Administration must know its clients, meet their needs through innovation and do it well, Martha Johnson, the new GSA administrator said in a speech after her swearing-in.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

IBM wins $74M contract to integrate acquisition databases

Company will consolidate nine contracting databases that track pre- and post-award information on procurements.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GSA, DISA launch commercial satellite solicitation

The General Services Administration has added two new special item numbers for commercial satellite communications services to Federal Supply Schedule 70.

  • By William Welsh
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