Tiffany Hixson

OASIS+ or OASIS-Plus? Either way, GSA puts the next generation services contract on the fast track

The General Services Administration expects to release the draft RFP in early 2023 with the final one coming by March 2023.

Reporter's Notebook

Data driving GSA’s back office, customer facing contracting system upgrades

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The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

GSA kick starts 2021 with an acquisition potpourri

Reporter's Notebook

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GSA hopes to have major policy update to schedules ready for 4th quarter buying spree

Acquisition Policy

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The Business of Government Hour

GSA preaches patience when it comes to use of $11B HR training vehicle

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Agencies can take a SAW to help their reorganization efforts

Acquisition Policy

OASIS program personnel shakeup continues GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service upheaval

Reporter's Notebook

Agencies could learn a thing or two from DoD’s approach to buying services

Reporter's Notebook

Tiffany Hixson: A look at the fast-growing professional services category

Federal Drive

New strategy aims to tame $63B in spending on professional services

Acquisition Policy

Category management, OASIS, and more

Tiffany Hixson, assistant commissioner of GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the Professional…

Off the Shelf

GSA sees wave of expiring service contracts as chance to cut duplication

Tens of millions of dollars in agency-by-agency service contracts are due to expire next year. GSA hopes to transition a large proportion of the spending…

Acquisition

GSA eases burden on agencies, vendors with schedule consolidation

Acquisition Policy

A year in the making, the General Services Administration launched a consolidated professional services schedule contract on Oct. 1 to merge eight multiple award contracts into one.