Federal Acquisition Service
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Alan Thomas, the commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, will leave his position after more than two years to return to the private sector. Julie Dunne will take over as acting FAS commissioner.
October 02, 2019 -
Next Tuesday, Oct. 1, marks the beginning of a new era for the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule program. On that date, Phase I of MAS Consolidation will end with the issuance of a…
September 27, 2019 -
GSA's Tom Howder's career started when his agency was stingy with delegations of procurement authority under the Brooks Act.
September 19, 2019 -
As part of the series GSA @ 70: Mission Evolved, Alan Thomas, GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, told Federal News Network about several ongoing initiatives that will change the agency's internal processes.
September 18, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, it's now known when the Federal Acquisition Service will release its consolidated schedule, which will include the new special item numbers and terms and conditions.
August 23, 2019 -
GSA decided to use its upcoming IT services contract vehicle, known as COMET, to implement its new Contract Acquisition Life-Cycle Management (CALM) system. The decision surprised some vendors.
August 12, 2019 -
In part two of Federal News Networks’ ongoing special report, GSA @ 70: Mission evolved, Administrator Emily Murphy discusses how this third distinct period of GSA history is different from her first stint in the 2000s and how she is setting the agency’s path forward.
July 09, 2019 -
The General Services Administration has plans to launch a version of the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) cloud contract aimed at civilian agencies.
May 07, 2019 -
The General Services Administration will host an industry day on April 18 to detail initial thoughts around a new contract writing system.
April 05, 2019 -
What does the Federal Acquisition Service's Federal Market Place Initiative means for federal agencies and contractors? Find out when FAS Commissioner Alan Thomas, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf.
April 02, 2019 -
Through the strong, coordinated management framework afforded by the single schedule concept, GSA can address contract inconsistencies by providing its acquisition centers and personnel with consistent guidance.
March 08, 2019 -
After more than a year as acting chief information officer, Christina Calvosa was named the permanent IT executive at the Federal Communications Commission.
February 04, 2019 -
The General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service has its own opportunity to go back to the future via the single schedule concept, as the current schedule structure limits flexibility, says guest commentator Roger Waldron.
October 19, 2018 -
Alan Thomas is the FAS commissioner and he spoke with Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller about the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
September 10, 2018 -
Kelly Olson has been the Technology Transformation Service chief of staff since March and worked at GSA since 2015.
August 22, 2018