| General Services Administration | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 1, 1949 |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | 11,875 (2006) |
| Agency Executives | Lurita A. Doan, Administrator David L. Bibb, Deputy Administrator |
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| www.gsa.gov | |
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History
Former President Herbert Hoover was asked in 1947 by President Harry Truman to lead a commission to make recommendations to the President and Congress on how to improve the administrative activities of the federal government. Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. One of the recommendations of the commission was the establishment of an "Office of the General Services. " This proposed office would combine the responsibilities of the Treasury Department's Bureau of Federal Supply and Office of Contract Settlement, the National Archives Establishment, the Federal Work Agency, and the War Assets Administration. GSA became an independent agency on July 1, 1949, following the passage of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a United States federal law that established the General Services Administration (GSA General Jess Larson, Administrator of the War Assets Administration, was named as GSA's first Administrator.
GSA today
GSA employs about 12,000 federal workers and has an annual operating budget of roughly $16 billion, approximately 1% of which is appropriated from taxpayer dollars. GSA oversees $66 billion of procurement annually. It contributes to the management of about $500 billion in U. S. Federal property, divided chiefly among 8,300 owned and leased buildings and a 170,000 vehicle motor pool. Among the real estate assets managed by the GSA is the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, the largest U. The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, named after former United States President Ronald Reagan, is the first federal building in Washington S. Federal building after The Pentagon. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia.
GSA's business lines include the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) and the Public Buildings Service (PBS). Other divisions include the Office of Governmentwide Policy, and various Staff Offices, including the Office of Small Business Utilization, the Office of Civil Rights, and the Office of Citizen Services and Communications. The Office of Civil Rights is a sub-agency in the United States Department of Education, responsible for ensuring equal access to education and enforcing Civil rights The official U. S. government web portal, USA.gov, and the Spanish-language web portal to U. USAgov is the official Web portal of the United States Government. S. government services, GobiernoUSA.gov, are members of the Office of Citizen Services and Communication’s family of websites, which also includes pueblo.gsa.gov (the Federal Citizen Information Center), Kids.gov, ConsumerAction.gov, and WebContent.gov. GobiernoUSAgov is the official Spanish-language Web portal of the United States Government.
The National Archives and Records Administration was also part of GSA until it was made an independent agency in 1985. The United States National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government charged
GSA recently completed early-outs and buy-outs to reduce staff. It reorganized to merge the Federal Supply Service (FSS) and Federal Technology Service (FTS) business lines into Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). Bush Administration political appointee Stephen A. Perry resigned as GSA Administrator on October 31, 2005. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On May 31, 2006, Lurita Doan, also a Bush Administration political appointee, took the oath of office to become the 18th GSA Administrator and the first woman to hold the position. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lurita Alexis Doan (born January 4, 1958) was the Administrator of the United States General Services Administration from May 31
GSA Schedule
GSA often assists with procurement work for other government agencies. As part of this effort, it maintains the large GSA Schedule, which other agencies can use to buy goods and services. Think of the GSA schedule as hundreds of pre-negotiated contracts. Procurement managers from government agencies can view these agreements and make purchases from the GSA schedule, knowing that all legal obligations, have been taken care of by GSA.
Regions
GSA conducts its business activities through 11 offices (known as GSA Regions) throughout the United States, located in: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Ft. Worth, Kansas City, Missouri, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle (Auburn), and Washington, D.C.
| Region # | Region Name | Complex | Location |
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| 1 | New England | Thomas P. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages The City of New York Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D O'Neill Jr. Federal Building | Boston, MA |
| 2 | Northeast and Caribbean | Jacob K. Javits Federal Building | New York, NY |
| 3 | Mid-Atlantic | The Strawbridge Building | Philadelphia, PA |
| 4 | Southeast Sunbelt | 77 Forsyth Street | Atlanta, GA |
| 5 | Great Lakes | 230 South Dearborn Street | Chicago, IL |
| 6 | Heartland | Bannister Federal Complex | Kansas City, MO |
| 7 | Greater Southwest | Fritz G. Jacob K Javits Federal Office Building at 26 Federal Plaza in the Civic Center Manhattan, New York City is a 40+ story structure which houses many federal government The Bannister Federal Complex is a United States Federal Government complex located at 1500 E Lanham Federal Building | Fort Worth, TX |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain | Denver Federal Center | Denver, CO |
| 9 | Pacific Rim | 450 Golden Gate Avenue | San Francisco, CA |
| 10 | Northwest/Arctic | 400 15th St. Denver Federal Center is located in Lakewood Colorado and is the home to about 6200 employees for many Federal agencies SW | Auburn, WA |
| 11 | National Capital | 301 7th St. SW | Washington, DC |
Controversy
- It should be noted that GSA's senior management are political appointees, not professional career civil servants.
- On June 20, 2006, Former GSA Chief of Staff David Safavian was found guilty by a jury in federal court on four of five felony charges. David Hossein Safavian (born August 4, 1967) is a former chief of staff of the United States General Services Administration (GSA and a figure in The charges were related to some of his work at the GSA as part of the Jack Abramoff lobbying and corruption scandal. The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a United States political scandal relating to the work performed by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, He was found guilty of lying to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, lying to a GSA ethics official, lying to the GSA's Office of Inspector General, and obstructing the work of the GSA inspector general. Safavian was cleared of obstructing the committee's investigation. On October 27, 2006, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
- On December 2006, Lurita Doan proposed cutting the budget of GSA’s Office of the Inspector General for reviewing government contracts for fraud and waste (previous IG audits have allowed the agency to recover billions of dollars of fraudulent contracts). Lurita Alexis Doan (born January 4, 1958) was the Administrator of the United States General Services Administration from May 31 Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain Doan has criticized GSA Inspector General Brian D. Miller for not supporting her effort to implement simpler procedures for contractors. Some IG budget officials, however, viewed IG "streamlining efforts" as problematic. John C. Lebo, formerly with the GSA IG staff, described the changes as troubling and unprecedented. "The Administrator's Office wants to change the IG's overall approach from independently rooting out crime, fraud and abuse, to one in which the OIG is a team player working with GSA. "[1]
- Allegations have been made that the GSA was involved in White House efforts to politicize non-partisan government agencies. [2] Recent House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearings chaired by Rep. The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816 Henry Waxman (D-CA) questioned current GSA head, Lurita Doan, regarding meetings and presentations by GSA officials and she was asked to step down. Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles California) is an American politician. Lurita Alexis Doan (born January 4, 1958) was the Administrator of the United States General Services Administration from May 31 These meetings used presentation slides which mentioned GOP strategies and tactics for the 2008 Federal Elections. The GSA is prevented from engaging in political activities by the Hatch Act. The Hatch Act of 1939 is a United States federal Law whose main provision is to prohibit federal employees ( Civil servants) from engaging in partisan political Republican committee members denounced the investigation as a "witch hunt" intending to smear the Bush administration and the GSA with the appearance of wrongdoing. An independent investigation by the United States Office of Special Counsel, however, concluded that Doan had conducted "the most pernicious of political activity" and recommended that she "be disciplined to the fullest extent for her serious violation of the Hatch Act and insensitivity to cooperating fully and honestly in the course of our investigation. The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC is a permanent independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency whose basic legislative authority comes from three federal statutes "[3] Doan testified that she had no knowledge of the origin of the presentation slides, and no charges were filed to substantiate the allegations. [4] Her actions remain under scrutiny in a continuing congressional probe. [5]
Notes
- ^ GSA Chief Seeks to Cut Budget For Audits, Washington Post, 2 December 2006
- ^ GSA chief grilled over potential Hatch Act violations, CREW (citizens for responsibility and ethics in Washington), 28 March 2007
- ^ Report: Contracting head illegally political - USATODAY.com
- ^ GSA reputation takes a hit amid contracting impropriety charges, PRWeek, 30 March 2007. "Doan was also grilled about partisan activities. She was questioned about a January 26 lunchtime meeting at GSA headquarters involving White House Deputy Director of Political Affairs Scott Jennings, 40-plus Bush administration political appointees at the GSA, attending in person or via teleconference, and her (the Administrator). Democratic committee members and the IG characterized the meeting as a violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activities while on duty. "
- ^ White House Feels Waxman's Oversight Gaze - washingtonpost.com
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