GSA

 

 

GSA Contract No. GS-03F-0130W

Mission

GSA’s mission is to use expertise to provide innovative solutions for our customers in support of their missions and by doing so foster an effective, sustainable, and transparent government for American people.

Administrator

Martha N. Johnson was appointed Administrator of General Services on February 7, 2010. Johnson presides over the nation’s premier federal acquisition and procurement agency. GSA leverages the buying  power of the federal government to secure in the most cost effective, transparent, and sustainable manner possible, the goods, services, and real property that the civilian federal government needs to operate.

How GSA Benefits Citizens 

• GSA help keeps the nation safe by providing tools, equipment and non-tactical vehicles to the U.S. military, and providing state and local governments with law enforcement equipment, firefighting and rescue equipment, and disaster recovery products and services.
• GSA provides direct access to a wide range of government services, as well as consumer protection information through the official Web portals of the federal government, USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov.
• GSA’s USA services provides a one-stop source for information about federal government programs and services and provides consumer information on money management, scams, federal benefits, identity theft, government auctions, health, housing, and jobs.

How GSA is organized

GSA delivers products, services, and policies to its  federal customers through Federal Acquisitions Services (FAS). The Public Building Services (PBS), 12 Staff Offices, and the independent Office of the inspector general and Civilian Board of Contracts Appeals. GSA interacts directly with customers through 11 Regional Offices and the Central Office in Washington D.C.  

History

GSA was established by President Harry Truman on July 1, 1949, to streamline the administrative work of the federal government. GSA consolidated the National Archives Establishment, the Federal Works Agency and its Public Buildings  Administration, the Bureau of Federal Supply and the office of Contract Settlement, and the War Assets Administration into one federal agency tasked with administering supplies and providing workplaces for federal employees.  

How GSA is Funded

Only one percent of GSA’s total budget is provided through direct congressional appropriations. The majority of GSA’s operating costs are recovered through the products and services it provides.