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GSA names Sharpe new FAS Commissioner
Tom Sharpe will move over from the Treasury Department to take over the Federal Acquisition Service.
Tags: acquisition , GSA , Tom Sharpe , Steve Kempf , Treasury , people , Jason Miller
GSA expands discounted commodity IT program
The General Services Administration announced Thursday it had awarded 43 blanket-purchase agreements to small businesses to provide discounted commodity IT through the agency's National Information Technology Commodity Program (NITCP). The NITCP is designed to provide agencies a one-stop shop for the most commonly purchased, low-cost IT products.
Tags: acquisition , contracting , commodity IT , GSA , Mary Davie , National Information Technology Commodity Program
Deputy FAS Commissioner Jordan retires
Jon Jordan, the deputy commissioner in the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service, retired Nov. 3. Bill Sisk has been named to replace Jordan on an interim basis.
Tags: GSA , Mary Davie , Jon Jordan , Bill Sisk , Jason Miller , exclusive
GSA to hire new FAS Commissioner
Steve Kempf will return after his medical leave as a senior adviser. GSA posted the commissioner's job on USAJobs.gov on Monday.
Tags: GSA , Steve Kempf , Linda Chero , Dan Tangherlini , Dorothy Robyn , Shakeup at GSA , Jason Miller
Conference investigation leaves some questioning GSA IG's aggressive tactics
The General Services Administration's inspector general investigated the agency's recent SmartPay Training Conference and found no wrongdoing or elaborate spending. But the approach taken by the GSA inspector has left some at the agency uneasy. According to a draft memo obtained by Federal News Radio, tactics used by the investigator included a late night awakening and interrogation of the GSA executive in charge of the conference.
Tags: GSA , SmartPay , SmartPay Training Conference , David Shea , Brian Miller , inspector general , Steven Heckler , Jeff Denham , James Hudson , Sarah Breen , Shakeup at GSA , exclusive
GSA offers tips for trimming fat from agency budgets
Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, joined with Francis Rose to discuss ways agencies could meet their goals to cut inefficient spending.
Tags: GSA , Steve Kempf , budget , management , best practices , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jack Moore
GSA's new FAS commissioner has big shoes to fill
Two contracting experts weigh in on why Jim Williams will be missed.
Tags: contracting , management , technology , GSA , Jim Williams , Larry Allen , Steve Kelman , Dorothy Ramienski
GSA's Tyree Varnado reflects on 39 years of government service
The deputy commissioner will officially step down on Jan. 3, 2010.
Tags: management , GSA , Tyree Varnado , best practices , DorobekInsider , Dorothy Ramienski
GSA seeks to green all that it touches
Acting administrator Prouty promises the agency will lead the nation in how they use environmentally friendly products and services. Prouty says he wants to add funding in 2011 for research and development for green products and other things. GSA's schedules received a lift in 2009 because of Recovery Act and the excitement over energy saving products and services.
Tags: contracting , management , Paul Prouty , Steve Kempf , GSA , FAI , DAU , VA , Coalition for Government Procurement , Acquisition management , schedules , Assisted acquisition services , green IT , Recovery Act , training
GSA works on Getting it Right
Tags: contracting , GSA , Jim Williams ,
